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  "id": 17177864,
  "title": "Steve Biko Hospital surgeries delayed as air-con fails again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/steve-biko-hospital-surgeries-delayed-as-air-con-fails-again",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T04:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/steve-biko-hospital-surgeries-delayed-as-air-con-fails-again/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "DA says patients needing major orthopaedic surgery at Steve Biko Hospital face severe postponements as air-conditioning has collapsed.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}