{
  "id": 6241924,
  "title": "Rising transport, electricity and food costs squeeze South African households",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/rising-transport-electricity-and-food-costs-squeeze-south-african",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-09-08-rising-transport-electricity-and-food-costs-squeeze-south-african-households/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South African households are under growing pressure as food, electricity and transport costs compete for shrinking incomes, with pensioners and children among those most affected.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}