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  "id": 3832639,
  "title": "Sugar sector feels the squeeze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/sugar-sector-feels-the-squeeze",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T22:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/business/2026-08-27-sugar-sector-feels-the-squeeze/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rising sugar imports from countries like Brazil and India are threatening thousands of local jobs, sparking urgent calls from industry and labour for the government to fast-track protective tariff adjustments.",
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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."
}