{
  "id": 7840792,
  "title": "South Africa: ANC Loses Court Battle Over Excluded Candidates, Vows to Appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/south-africa-anc-loses-court-battle-over-excluded-candidates-vows-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:19:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202609160431.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Scrolla] The Electoral Court has dismissed the ANC's appeal over 181 candidates excluded from the local government elections. The court also granted the DA leave to intervene in the case, while the ANC says it will pursue a further appeal.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}