{
  "id": 14980031,
  "title": "Weekend weather: Heatwave persists as rain and thunderstorms target parts of SA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/weekend-weather-heatwave-persists-as-rain-and-thunderstorms-target",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T14:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/weather/2026-10-16-weekend-weather-heatwave-persists-as-rain-and-thunderstorms-target-parts-of-sa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The South African Weather Service forecasts hot to very hot conditions across much of the country this weekend, with isolated showers and thundershowers in several provinces and an increased chance of rain along parts of the southern coastline.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}