{
  "id": 10987334,
  "title": "Eastern Cape mothers slept on hospital floors and shared beds, Parliament hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/eastern-cape-mothers-slept-on-hospital-floors-and-shared-beds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/2026-09-30-eastern-cape-mothers-slept-on-hospital-floors-and-shared-beds-parliament-hears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Commission for Gender Equality told Parliament on Wednesday that women who had just given birth in Eastern Cape hospitals slept on the floor and on benches because there were not enough beds.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Eastern Cape aims to expand tourism industry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/eastern-cape-aims-to-expand-tourism-industry",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:08:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}