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  "id": 14926898,
  "title": "Big change coming for vehicle manufacturing in South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/big-change-coming-for-vehicle-manufacturing-in-south-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/economy/2026-10-16-big-change-coming-for-vehicle-manufacturing-in-south-africa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa plans to end policy support for new semi-knocked-down vehicle assembly, signalling a shift towards deeper local manufacturing, investment and job creation.",
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        "title": "Reversal of fortune: Hazlewood says old-ball swing ‘crucial’ to South Africa triumph",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/reversal-of-fortune-hazlewood-says-old-ball-swing-crucial-to-south-14911726",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:27:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Reversal of fortune: Hazlewood says old-ball swing ‘crucial’ to South Africa triumph",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/reversal-of-fortune-hazlewood-says-old-ball-swing-crucial-to-south",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:27:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "The real cost of VAR in South Africa, certainly a lot more than R20 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/the-real-cost-of-var-in-south-africa-certainly-a-lot-more-than-r20",
        "published": "2026-10-16T11:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}