{
  "id": 2986756,
  "title": "South Africa’s R50,000 earners are spending more than they make on debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/south-africas-r50-000-earners-are-spending-more-than-they-make-on-debt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-08-24-south-africas-r50000-earners-are-spending-more-than-they-make-on-debt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s highest earners are facing unprecedented debt levels, as revealed by DebtBusters’ latest Debt Index.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Can infrastructure spending create jobs and skills for South Africa's youth?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/can-infrastructure-spending-create-jobs-and-skills-for-south-africas",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:54:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}