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  "id": 10395862,
  "title": "Vodacom Business drives smart utility modernisation across South African municipalities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/vodacom-business-drives-smart-utility-modernisation-across-south",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business-report/partnered/2026-09-28-vodacom-business-drives-smart-utility-modernisation-across-south-african-municipalities/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vodacom Business says smart-metering projects under National Treasury’s RT29-2024 contract have created jobs and expanded electricity and water-meter deployments in several South African municipalities.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "First successful use of exoskeleton in South African rescue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/first-successful-use-of-exoskeleton-in-south-african-rescue",
        "published": "2026-09-28T08:15:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}