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  "id": 641880,
  "title": "14 illegal miners dead, scores injured in South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/14-illegal-miners-dead-scores-injured-in-south-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T07:28:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/14-illegal-miners-dead-scores-injured-in-south-africa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South African police said on Tuesday that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others had been injured at a disused mine near Rustenburg in the North West province. Police did not give more details. A senior provincial police official is on the way to the scene. Illegal mining has plagued South Africa for … The post 14 illegal miners dead, scores injured in South Africa appeared first on…",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Data Centres Take a Beating in the US: Any Lessons for South Africa?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/data-centres-take-a-beating-in-the-us-any-lessons-for-south-africa",
        "published": "2026-08-12T05:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "South Africa's unemployment rate rises to 33.6%, a four-year high, in Q2 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/south-africas-unemployment-rate-rises-to-33-6-a-four-year-high-in-q2",
        "published": "2026-08-12T08:45:34.000Z"
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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."
}