{
  "id": 10684333,
  "title": "South Africa: Petrol and Diesel Prices Head for Record Highs in October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/south-africa-petrol-and-diesel-prices-head-for-record-highs-in-october",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T11:32:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/south-africa-fuel-prices-record-high-october-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Central Energy Fund projections point to record South African fuel prices in October, with petrol up about R3 a litre and diesel past R33 inland. The post South Africa: Petrol and Diesel Prices Head for Record Highs in October appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "October fuel price hikes could exceed R3 as petrol and diesel reach record levels",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/october-fuel-price-hikes-could-exceed-r3-as-petrol-and-diesel-reach",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}