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  "id": 12138535,
  "title": "New bridge, tunnel and neighbourhood proposed for Cape Town Foreshore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-bridge-tunnel-and-neighbourhood-proposed-for-cape-town-foreshore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-05-new-bridge-tunnel-and-neighbourhood-proposed-for-cape-town-foreshore/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cape Town has unveiled plans for a new bridge, tunnel, promenade and neighbourhood around its 50-year-old unfinished Foreshore highways. The proposal is entering public consultation, with construction not yet approved or funded.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/48-hours-in-pictures-lima-cliff-fire-red-bull-box-cart-race-and-cape",
        "published": "2026-10-04T20:33:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "South Africa: Cape Town's Unfinished Freeway in a Tunnel, but Costs Up in the Air",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/south-africa-cape-towns-unfinished-freeway-in-a-tunnel-but-costs-up",
        "published": "2026-10-05T02:22:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Cape Town weather forecast for Monday, 5 October: Temperatures to reach 23°C",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/cape-town-weather-forecast-for-monday-5-october-temperatures-to-reach",
        "published": "2026-10-05T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}