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  "title": "Government plans drought measures as 2026/27 El Niño threatens South African farmers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/government-plans-drought-measures-as-2026-27-el-nino-threatens-south",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:00:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-10-15-government-plans-drought-measures-as-202627-el-nio-threatens-south-african-farmers/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Government will use recommendations from an agricultural roundtable to strengthen drought preparedness as El Niño raises the risk of hotter, drier conditions across South Africa’s 2026/27 summer rainfall season.",
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