{
  "id": 2363640,
  "title": "IN PICTURES: While the city sleeps, this Joburg mother’s daily grind as a waste picker begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/in-pictures-while-the-city-sleeps-this-joburg-mothers-daily-grind-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T11:04:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-21-while-the-city-sleeps-this-joburg-mother-s-daily-grind-as-a-waste-picker-begins/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Before much of Johannesburg wakes, Ernestine Molhobotji is on the streets, pulling her trolley from one collection point to another. Moving through the city’s buildings, streets and bins, she searches for bottles, plastic and other recyclable materials that provide her with an income.",
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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."
}