{
  "id": 5302342,
  "title": "SA online shopping hits record R159bn as e-commerce reaches 10% of retail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sa-online-shopping-hits-record-r159bn-as-e-commerce-reaches-10-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T09:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-09-03-sa-online-shopping-hits-record-r159bn-as-e-commerce-reaches-10-of-retail/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s online retail sales are forecast to reach R159bn in 2026, accounting for about 10% of total retail turnover, according to a World Wide Worx report.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}