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  "id": 2799835,
  "title": "Inside South Africa’s clean coal programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/inside-south-africas-clean-coal-programme",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-23T14:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "techcentral",
    "url": "https://techcentral.co.za/inside-south-africas-clean-coal-programme/285197/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A R7.15-million CSIR study into clean coal is done, but the test plant is unbuilt, underfunded and years from results.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Africa’s next technology giants may already be hiding inside its largest institutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/africas-next-technology-giants-may-already-be-hiding-inside-its",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:36:58.000Z"
      }
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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."
}