{
  "id": 8844915,
  "title": "Why no acting president was appointed during Ramaphosa’s illness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/why-no-acting-president-was-appointed-during-ramaphosas-illness",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T04:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-09-21-why-no-acting-president-was-appointed-during-ramaphosas-illness/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cancellation of public engagements while Deputy President Paul Mashatile recovered from illness has raised questions about when Section 90 of the Constitution requires an acting president to be appointed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}