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  "id": 12131122,
  "title": "A boyhood at Kingsmead, and the long innings of a father",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/a-boyhood-at-kingsmead-and-the-long-innings-of-a-father",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/opinion/2026-10-05-a-boyhood-at-kingsmead-and-the-long-innings-of-a-father/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ashwin Desai recalls watching Barry Richards bat at apartheid-era Kingsmead — and the cricket, food and family memories that shaped his understanding of history, loss and belonging.",
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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."
}