{
  "id": 8238336,
  "title": "‘I won’t debate Zille’: Mashaba hits back over Johannesburg row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/i-wont-debate-zille-mashaba-hits-back-over-johannesburg-row",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-18-i-wont-debate-zille-mashaba-hits-back-over-johannesburg-row/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Herman Mashaba has made it clear he will not debate Helen Zille, revisiting their bitter political history and explaining why he wants no part in sharing a platform with the DA leader.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}