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  "id": 2139834,
  "title": "SA bucks Africa’s smartphone market downturn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/sa-bucks-africas-smartphone-market-downturn",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:11:15.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/sa-bucks-africas-smartphone-market-downturn/o1Jr5MxPaLOMKdWL"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Africa’s smartphone market grew 17% in Q2, defying a wider African downturn as rising device prices put pressure on consumers.",
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}