{
  "id": 6339921,
  "title": "South Africa’s Economy Shrank, and Mining Did Most of the Damage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/south-africas-economy-shrank-and-mining-did-most-of-the-damage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T21:16:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/south-africa-gdp-contraction-q2-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Statistics South Africa reports a 0.2% contraction in the second quarter, the first decline since late 2024, led by a 3% fall in mining. The post South Africa’s Economy Shrank, and Mining Did Most of the Damage appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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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."
}