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  "id": 4597509,
  "title": "Fuel price shock looms as diesel could rise by nearly R3 a litre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/fuel-price-shock-looms-as-diesel-could-rise-by-nearly-r3-a-litre",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-08-31-fuel-price-shock-looms-as-diesel-could-rise-by-nearly-r3-a-litre/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africans are facing more fuel price pain in September, with significant increases predicted for both petrol and diesel.",
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Fuel prices set to rise from September 1 as NPA raises price floor, COPEC projects higher pump costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/fuel-prices-set-to-rise-from-september-1-as-npa-raises-price-floor",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:38:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "September fuel price: Here's what you're likely to pay for petrol and diesel from Wednesday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/september-fuel-price-heres-what-youre-likely-to-pay-for-petrol-and",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Philippine Star Business",
        "title": "Oil price rollback set in first week of September",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/oil-price-rollback-set-in-first-week-of-september",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:03:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}