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  "id": 7317450,
  "title": "Refinery decline could have cost South Africa R76bn in higher oil imports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/refinery-decline-could-have-cost-south-africa-r76bn-in-higher-oil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T12:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-09-14-refinery-decline-could-have-cost-south-africa-r76bn-in-higher-oil-imports/"
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  "summary": "South Africa’s oil-import bill could have been R76 billion lower between 2021 and 2024 if refined petroleum products had accounted for no more than 25% of imports, the Reserve Bank says.",
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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."
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