{
  "id": 16190982,
  "title": "Africa must design and produce its own solutions, says Gugu Motlanthe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/africa-must-design-and-produce-its-own-solutions-says-gugu-motlanthe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T13:05:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-23-africa-must-design-and-produce-its-own-solutions-says-gugu-motlanthe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Speaking at the launch of Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026 in Cape Town, Gugu Motlanthe urged Africa to move beyond consuming foreign ideas and lead through homegrown, human-centred innovation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "Ghana, 2 others offer vehicle assembly growth in Sub-Saharan Africa – Fitch Solutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ghana-2-others-offer-vehicle-assembly-growth-in-sub-saharan-africa",
        "published": "2026-10-23T12:02:27.000Z"
      }
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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."
}