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  "id": 12667864,
  "title": "UPDATE | Zuma in hospital as MK Party says he is ‘healthy and in good spirits’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/update-zuma-in-hospital-as-mk-party-says-he-is-healthy-and-in-good",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:00:00.000Z",
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    "name": "IOL",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/update-or-zuma-in-hospital-as-mk-party-says-he-is-healthy-and-in-good-spirits/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former president Jacob Zuma is in a Pietermaritzburg hospital for a routine medical check-up, with the MK Party saying he is healthy.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "BREAKING | Former President Jacob Zuma reportedly admitted to a KZN hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/breaking-former-president-jacob-zuma-reportedly-admitted-to-a-kzn",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Former president Jacob Zuma admitted to hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/former-president-jacob-zuma-admitted-to-hospital",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:21:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}