{
  "id": 663165,
  "title": "Durban refugee families endure 11 weeks on pavement outside Home Affairs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/durban-refugee-families-endure-11-weeks-on-pavement-outside-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-12-durban-refugee-families-endure-11-weeks-on-pavement-outside-home-affairs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Refugee families have spent 11 weeks sleeping outside Home Affairs on Che Guevara Road in Durban, exposed to cold and rain and relying on civil society for food, blankets and other basic necessities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}