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  "id": 5244576,
  "title": "Calls for urgent action as cheap sugar imports threaten 70,000 jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/calls-for-urgent-action-as-cheap-sugar-imports-threaten-70-000-jobs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/jobs/2026-09-03-calls-for-urgent-action-as-cheap-sugar-imports-threaten-70000-jobs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "COSATU has welcomed higher sugar import tariffs but says further government support is needed to protect South Africa’s sugar industry, growers and jobs",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}