{
  "id": 1488696,
  "title": "‘It’s becoming low-cost housing’: Petition calls for halt to Durban student conversions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/its-becoming-low-cost-housing-petition-calls-for-halt-to-durban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T12:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/2026-08-17-its-becoming-low-cost-housing-petition-calls-for-halt-to-durban-student-conversions/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Residents in Durban are raising concerns over the rapid increase of student accommodation facilities, prompting a petition for a moratorium",
  "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."
}