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  "id": 7041194,
  "title": "Unpaid for months: Social workers pushed to brink by Gauteng government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/unpaid-for-months-social-workers-pushed-to-brink-by-gauteng-government",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-13T02:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/social-workers-left-penniless-by-gauteng-government/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Initial unannounced budget cuts of R1.31m forced temporary closure of regional offices before being reversed on appeal.",
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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."
}