{
  "id": 16054547,
  "title": "Shops shut in Durban CBD amid protest violence and security fears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/shops-shut-in-durban-cbd-amid-protest-violence-and-security-fears",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/2026-10-22-shops-shut-in-durban-cbd-amid-protest-violence-and-security-fears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Businesses in central Durban closed or traded behind locked shutters on Thursday as police investigated the fatal stabbing of a Ugandan man and security was increased around Home Affairs facilities.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}