{
  "id": 12437934,
  "title": "Only 1.7m of 2.8m indigent households received free electricity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/only-1-7m-of-2-8m-indigent-households-received-free-electricity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-10-06-only-17m-of-28m-indigent-households-received-free-electricity/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa Minister said his department is implementing and strengthening several measures to ensure that funded free basic electricity reaches qualifying households.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}