{
  "id": 10661469,
  "title": "Fuel price shock worsens: Petrol and diesel could smash records in October with hikes above R3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fuel-price-shock-worsens-petrol-and-diesel-could-smash-records-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/economy/2026-09-29-cloned-fuel-price-pain-deepens-as-projected-october-petrol-and-diesel-hikes-grow/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s October fuel price outlook has worsened, with hikes exceeding R3 as Brent crude hovers above the $100 per barrel mark.",
  "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."
}