{
  "id": 3017028,
  "title": "Sardine deaths along Cape coast: PHV detected as Koeberg Unit 1 cuts power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/sardine-deaths-along-cape-coast-phv-detected-as-koeberg-unit-1-cuts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:43:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-08-24-sardine-deaths-along-cape-coast-phv-detected-as-koeberg-unit-1-cuts-power/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pilchard herpesvirus is emerging as the prime suspect in the mass mortality of sardines along the Cape coast, an incident that prompted beach clean-ups and forced Eskom's Koeberg station to reduce power output.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "How a sardine buildup triggered a 50 percent power cut at Eskom’s Koeberg",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/how-a-sardine-buildup-triggered-a-50-percent-power-cut-at-eskoms",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:46:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}