{
  "id": 17615642,
  "title": "Western Cape tops SA growth rankings, but Gauteng is still twice its size",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/western-cape-tops-sa-growth-rankings-but-gauteng-is-still-twice-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/2026-11-01-western-cape-tops-sa-growth-rankings-but-gauteng-is-still-twice-its-size/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Western Cape recorded South Africa’s fastest provincial economic growth in 2025 at 1.4%, but Gauteng remained the country’s largest economy, contributing 32.5% of national GDP.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}