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  "id": 16995108,
  "title": "Seeing the wood for the threes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/seeing-the-wood-for-the-threes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:06:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-opinion/soapbox/seeing-the-wood-for-the-threes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s budget deficit is on track to fall below 3% of GDP, while inflation is expected to approach the Reserve Bank’s 3% target – but lifting economic growth remains the biggest challenge.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}