{
  "id": 9707303,
  "title": "Double-dipping councillors taken to the electoral court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/double-dipping-councillors-taken-to-the-electoral-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/dailynews/news/2026-09-25-double-dipping-councillors-taken-to-the-electoral-court/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Abantu Batho Congress says councillors who remain in office and receive municipal benefits while contesting for other parties are undermining its rights. The party has asked the Electoral Court to intervene.",
  "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."
}