{
  "id": 17774333,
  "title": "Joburg water crisis: Residents endure almost two weeks of no water ahead of 2026 LGE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/joburg-water-crisis-residents-endure-almost-two-weeks-of-no-water",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T09:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-11-02-joburg-water-crisis-residents-endure-almost-two-weeks-of-no-water-ahead-of-2026-lge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cooking, cleaning and maintaining basic sanitation have become daily struggles, leaving residents questioning how long they must endure life without a reliable water supply.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}