{
  "id": 10910848,
  "title": "R45bn copper theft crisis: SAHRC wants scrap dealers to ditch cash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/r45bn-copper-theft-crisis-sahrc-wants-scrap-dealers-to-ditch-cash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-09-30-r45bn-copper-theft-crisis-sahrc-wants-scrap-dealers-to-ditch-cash/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The SAHRC has recommended electronic payments and five-year record-keeping for copper-scrap transactions as part of efforts to combat cable theft and infrastructure vandalism.",
  "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."
}