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  "id": 6576630,
  "title": "South Africa posts widest current account deficit since 2019",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/south-africa-posts-widest-current-account-deficit-since-2019",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-10T10:06:02.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/economy/south-africa-posts-widest-current-account-deficit-since-2019/"
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  "summary": "South Africa’s terms of trade also deteriorated in the three months through June, hurt by the rand price of imports increasing more than that of exports.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCabal",
        "title": "South Africa is rebuilding the machinery behind its payments system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/south-africa-is-rebuilding-the-machinery-behind-its-payments-system",
        "published": "2026-09-10T14:04:08.000Z"
      }
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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."
}