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  "id": 13946487,
  "title": "Cape Town’s poorest commuters spend 35% of income getting to work, report finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/cape-towns-poorest-commuters-spend-35-of-income-getting-to-work",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/2026-10-12-cape-towns-poorest-commuters-spend-35-of-income-getting-to-work-report-finds/"
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  "summary": "A report says South Africa’s lowest-earning commuters spend about 35% of their income on transport, as Cape Town’s housing costs force workers to live far from jobs.",
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        "published": "2026-10-12T02:41:29.000Z"
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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."
}