{
  "id": 7560246,
  "title": "South Africa on alert after seventh woman’s body found near capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/south-africa-on-alert-after-seventh-womans-body-found-near-capital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T13:12:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3367629/south-africa-alert-after-7th-womans-body-found-near-capital"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A woman’s body was found on Tuesday in the same area east of Johannesburg in South Africa where the discovery of several other victims in the past two months has sparked fear of a potential serial killer at large and led to a public warning by the police. According to South African authorities, the cases appear to be linked, though they did not confirm whether they are the work of the same…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "South African police issue alert after seventh woman’s body found near Johannesburg",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/south-african-police-issue-alert-after-seventh-womans-body-found-near",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:54:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "South African police hunt killers of seven women near Johannesburg",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/south-african-police-hunt-killers-of-seven-women-near-johannesburg",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:36:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}