{
  "id": 3465278,
  "title": "Children are not commodities: Addressing the exploitation crisis in South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/children-are-not-commodities-addressing-the-exploitation-crisis-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/opinion/2026-08-26-children-are-not-commodities-addressing-the-exploitation-crisis-in-south-africa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Child exploitation in South Africa is a pressing issue, as highlighted by the disturbing case of an 11-year-old girl being sexually exploited. This situation calls for urgent action and community awareness to combat the systemic factors that allow such abuse to persist and to protect vulnerable children from becoming victims.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}