{
  "id": 7945234,
  "title": "ANC to appeal ruling on 181 excluded candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/anc-to-appeal-ruling-on-181-excluded-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-09-17-anc-to-appeal-ruling-on-181-excluded-candidates/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The IEC says it will proceed with the election timetable after the Electoral Court dismissed the ANC’s appeal over 181 candidates excluded from the ballot. The ANC says it will consider further legal action.",
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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."
}