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  "id": 6381861,
  "title": "South Africa’s economy contracts 0.2% in second quarter as unemployment rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/south-africas-economy-contracts-0-2-in-second-quarter-as-unemployment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T04:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-09-09-south-africas-economy-contracts-02-in-second-quarter-as-unemployment-rises/"
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  "summary": "South Africa’s economy contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, while employment fell and the official unemployment rate rose to 33.6%, according to Stats SA.",
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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."
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