{
  "id": 18096514,
  "title": "Johannesburg Signs Pay Deal Before the Vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/johannesburg-signs-pay-deal-before-the-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T08:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/johannesburg-wage-deal-addendum-samwu-election-eve-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Johannesburg and its main municipal union signed a pay-deal addendum on 3 November, a day before local elections. The settlement is worth US$619 million. The post Johannesburg Signs Pay Deal Before the Vote appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}