{
  "id": 1504318,
  "title": "City confirms sardine die-off has no connection to Milnerton Lagoon pollution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/city-confirms-sardine-die-off-has-no-connection-to-milnerton-lagoon",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-08-17-city-confirms-sardine-die-off-has-no-connection-to-milnerton-lagoon-pollution/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The City of Cape Town reassures residents that the recent sardine die-off along the Western Cape coastline is not linked to pollution in the Milnerton Lagoon, despite widespread concerns.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "No link between sardine die-off and Milnerton Lagoon pollution, says City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/no-link-between-sardine-die-off-and-milnerton-lagoon-pollution-says",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:40:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}