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  "id": 183068,
  "title": "Joseph Phumelelani Lephadi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/joseph-phumelelani-lephadi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T15:33:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/2026-08-05-joseph-phumelelani-lephadi/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Joseph Phumelelani Lephadi, 28, believes environmental justice begins where people live. The environmental governance practitioner has become a leading voice for coal-affected communities in Mpumalanga, turning grassroots activism into a platform for accountability, climate justice and sustainable development.",
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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."
}