{
  "id": 16450537,
  "title": "THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: The ‘things were better under apartheid’ narrative is a cry for help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/the-lowly-newspaperman-the-things-were-better-under-apartheid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T07:26:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-25-the-things-were-better-under-apartheid-narrative-is-a-cry-for-help/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s apartheid nostalgia, which is being cranked up yet again, reflects frustration with failing services, insecurity and inequality – a situation that demands tangible democratic renewal, not lectures.",
  "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."
}