{
  "id": 2116463,
  "title": "Macpherson exposes shocking failures behind SA building collapses that killed 17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/macpherson-exposes-shocking-failures-behind-sa-building-collapses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/macpherson-exposes-shocking-failures-behind-sa-building-collapses-that-killed-17/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has released the findings of investigations into four recent building collapses, revealing serious failures in construction oversight, regulatory compliance and enforcement that contributed to 17 deaths and 24 injuries.",
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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."
}