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  "id": 15175946,
  "title": "South Africa's paradox of hunger and food waste: millions go hungry while food rots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/south-africas-paradox-of-hunger-and-food-waste-millions-go-hungry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-17-south-africas-paradox-of-hunger-and-food-waste-millions-go-hungry-while-food-rots/"
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  "summary": "As South Africa grapples with hunger affecting millions, a staggering 10.3 million tonnes of food rots away every year. On World Food Day, experts called for cohesive action against this tragic paradox, highlighting the need for urgent reforms in the food waste and nutrition landscape.",
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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."
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