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  "id": 17767025,
  "title": "Communities bear brunt of South Africa's water crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/communities-bear-brunt-of-south-africas-water-crisis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/city-watch/2026-11-02-communities-bear-brunt-of-south-africas-water-crisis/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Communities endure prolonged dry taps as municipalities blame strained systems, infrastructure pressures and reduced bulk water supply",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/still-a-very-good-team-coach-mcdonald-backs-australia-after-south",
        "published": "2026-11-02T06:01:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "'Still a very good team': coach McDonald backs Australia after South Africa disappointment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/still-a-very-good-team-coach-mcdonald-backs-australia-after-south-17765869",
        "published": "2026-11-02T07:41:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}