{"podcast":{"title":"Johannesburg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","podcast_index_feed_id":7622176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1469,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Johannesburg News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Johannesburg—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Johannesburg News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T00:21:08.748621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176"},"episode":{"title":"DA Fields Candidate in Every Ward | Johannesburg News","slug":"da-fields-candidate-in-every-ward-johannesburg-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T19:16:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/da-fields-candidate-in-every-ward-johannesburg-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/23c63f1d6dbeed1b","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ec9cea98-d79b-4b05-9078-4bb5045ac091.mp3","summary":"The Democratic Alliance is making a bold move by fielding candidates in every single one of South Africa’s 4,485 wards — the only party to do so — while the EFF trails by just one ward. Both parties also contest all 257 municipalities, showcasing their national reach. The ANC runs in 211 municipalities, with the SACP close behind at 204. Over 136,000 candidates qualified for council seats, including more than 600 independents, after the IEC disqualified over 5,000 for failing nomination or deposit requirements. ActionSA took a unique approach to its proportional representation slate, listing just one candidate per list to reward top performers post-election. The process wasn’t without drama — over 500 candidates were nominated by multiple parties or as independents, and the ANC lost key candidates due to late electronic submissions, a decision upheld by the Electoral Court. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-09-18-certified-this-party-has-a-candidate-in-all-4485-wards/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/23c63f1d6dbeed1b Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"The Democratic Alliance is making a bold move by fielding candidates in every single one of South Africa’s 4,485 wards — the only party to do so — while t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":127,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/episodes/da-fields-candidate-in-every-ward-johannesburg-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/da-fields-candidate-in-every-ward-johannesburg-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}