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  "id": 1732637,
  "title": "Energy minister unveils revised electricity pricing for consumers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/energy-minister-unveils-revised-electricity-pricing-for-consumers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-08-18-energy-minister-unveils-revised-electricity-pricing-for-consumers/"
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  "summary": "South Africa’s revised electricity pricing policy will target hidden costs, municipal debt and tariff inefficiencies, with government promising greater transparency on what consumers actually pay for electricity.",
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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."
}