{
  "id": 3908218,
  "title": "SADC faces deeper El Niño food-security threat as neighbours lack grain buffers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sadc-faces-deeper-el-nino-food-security-threat-as-neighbours-lack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-08-28-sadc-faces-deeper-el-nio-food-security-threat-as-neighbours-lack-grain-buffers/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "El Niño could spell disaster for food security in the Southern African Development Community, with neighbouring countries lacking the buffers that South Africa has. As the region braces for potential drought, the implications for grain supply and prices could be severe.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "SADC faces deeper El Niño food-security threat as neighbours lack grain buffers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sadc-faces-deeper-el-nino-food-security-threat-as-neighbours-lack-3922331",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:05:00.000Z"
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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."
}