{
  "id": 570203,
  "title": "Our greatest brand threat wears our colours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/our-greatest-brand-threat-wears-our-colours",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T12:30:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-08-11-our-greatest-brand-threat-wears-our-colours/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The latest Brand South Africa Global Reputation and Domestic Perception Study leaves me with mixed emotions. It is encouraging because it reminds us that the world still sees extraordinary promise in our country. It is sobering because it reminds us that perception remains one of our greatest challenges.",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}