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  "title": "Weak demand, supply bottlenecks push South Africa to lowest business activity in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/weak-demand-supply-bottlenecks-push-south-africa-to-lowest-business",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:47:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://businessday.ng/africa/article/weak-demand-supply-bottlenecks-push-south-africa-to-lowest-business-activity-in-2026/"
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  "summary": "South Africa’s private-sector activity fell to its weakest level of the year in September as weaker demand, higher fuel costs read more Weak demand, supply bottlenecks push South Africa to lowest business activity in 2026",
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