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  "id": 1717019,
  "title": "September fuel price hikes on the cards for South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/september-fuel-price-hikes-on-the-cards-for-south-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-08-18-september-fuel-price-hikes-on-the-cards-for-south-africa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South African motorists face another painful fuel-price shock in September, with steep diesel increases and petrol hikes of up to 90 cents a litre looming.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Ramaphosa: SADC leaders ‘regret what has befallen South Africa as a country’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ramaphosa-sadc-leaders-regret-what-has-befallen-south-africa-as-a",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:08:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}