{
  "id": 655742,
  "title": "14 suspected illegal miners killed in South Africa dump site collapse, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/14-suspected-illegal-miners-killed-in-south-africa-dump-site-collapse",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:32:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/africa/south-africa-dump-site/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A catastrophic mine dump collapse in South Africa’s North West province has claimed the lives of 14 suspected illegal miners. The disaster occurred on Monday night near Rustenburg. Police have launched an official investigation into the incident. The site was actively operated by a licensed private mining company. […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Why are 27,092 teaching posts still vacant in South Africa?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/why-are-27-092-teaching-posts-still-vacant-in-south-africa",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:55:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}