{
  "id": 5120678,
  "title": "Cape Town 10111 outage fuels fresh concern over emergency call system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/cape-town-10111-outage-fuels-fresh-concern-over-emergency-call-system",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-09-02-cape-town-10111-outage-fuels-fresh-concern-over-emergency-call-system/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cape Town’s SAPS 10111 emergency line was offline for several hours on Wednesday before being restored shortly after 14:00. Residents were directed to the City’s emergency centre as the outage revived concerns about the reliability of the policing hotline.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/greatest-rivalry-gives-cape-town-tourism-a-global-showcase",
        "published": "2026-09-02T12:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}