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  "id": 19787202,
  "title": "Hotter, drier summer outlook tests South Africa’s water resilience",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hotter-drier-summer-outlook-tests-south-africas-water-resilience",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T09:40:34.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-11-13-hotter-drier-summer-outlook-tests-south-africas-water-resilience/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An El Niño-linked outlook for hotter temperatures and below-normal rainfall is adding pressure to South Africa’s already strained water systems, where infrastructure failures and weak municipal capacity remain major concerns.",
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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."
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