{
  "id": 10192940,
  "title": "Panic buttons, self-defence and safer transport: The hidden cost of being a woman in SA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/panic-buttons-self-defence-and-safer-transport-the-hidden-cost-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-27-panic-buttons-self-defence-and-safer-transport-the-hidden-cost-of-being-a-woman-in-sa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From panic buttons and self-defence classes to safer transport, South African women are paying a financial and emotional price for protecting themselves from gender-based violence.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}