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  "id": 17674300,
  "title": "Fragile assumptions behind South Africa’s optimistic electricity outlook",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/fragile-assumptions-behind-south-africas-optimistic-electricity",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-01T20:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-opinion/fragile-assumptions-behind-south-africas-optimistic-electricity-outlook/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A failed gas procurement round, major coal retirements and demanding Eskom performance targets leave important questions unanswered.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/south-africa-march-ahead-in-wtc-race-after-test-series-win-over",
        "published": "2026-10-31T14:19:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Australia face difficult questions after series loss to South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/australia-face-difficult-questions-after-series-loss-to-south-africa",
        "published": "2026-11-01T06:00:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}