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  "id": 12369761,
  "title": "Cost of living crisis forces South African shoppers to rethink every rand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cost-of-living-crisis-forces-south-african-shoppers-to-rethink-every",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T11:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-10-06-cost-of-living-crisis-forces-south-african-shoppers-to-rethink-every-rand/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africans are scrutinising every grocery purchase as rising food costs, debt repayments and other household expenses put pressure on already stretched budgets.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "South African business liquidations fall 15%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/south-african-business-liquidations-fall-15",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:14:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}