{
  "id": 1938380,
  "title": "Foot-and-Mouth Disease: South Africa's quiet business crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/foot-and-mouth-disease-south-africas-quiet-business-crisis",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:45:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-08-19-foot-and-mouth-disease-south-africa-s-quiet-business-crisis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Foot-and-Mouth Disease is not just a farming issue; it's a profound South African crisis affecting food security, farmers, and the vital informal trading sector, with far-reaching economic consequences for everyone.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}