{
  "id": 16053963,
  "title": "Black market weight-loss drug sellers are moving fast. SA’s regulators are struggling to keep up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/black-market-weight-loss-drug-sellers-are-moving-fast-sas-regulators",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:14:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/health/2026-10-22-black-market-weight-loss-drug-sellers-are-moving-fast-sa-s-regulators-are-struggling-to-keep-up/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the demand for weight-loss injections surges, compounded copycats and unlicensed drugs like retatrutide are flooding South Africa's market. Regulators are racing to introduce tighter rules, but enforcement gaps leave consumers at risk.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}