{
  "id": 19472920,
  "title": "When 8.6 million South Africans are unemployed, politicians should not be getting pay rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/when-8-6-million-south-africans-are-unemployed-politicians-should-not",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T08:56:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/opinion/2026-11-11-when-86-million-south-africans-are-unemployed-politicians-should-not-be-getting-pay-rises/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s unemployment rate has risen to 33.7%, leaving 8.6 million people without work. Yet President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved 3.5% salary increases for ministers, MPs and provincial politicians. The contrast raises a difficult question about leadership, accountability and sacrifice.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}