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  "id": 11823573,
  "title": "Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/durban-and-joburg-worst-hit-by-water-outages",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T02:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/durban-and-joburg-worst-hit-by-water-outages/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Long outages affect 44% of eThekwini households and 40% in Johannesburg, as ageing infrastructure drives mounting water losses.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}