{
  "id": 760879,
  "title": "South Africans got poorer, but alcohol consumption increased, UCT analysis finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/south-africans-got-poorer-but-alcohol-consumption-increased-uct",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/economy/2026-08-13-south-africans-got-poorer-but-alcohol-consumption-increased-uct-analysis-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As Treasury weighs higher alcohol taxes, new research challenges the industry's claim that the illicit market grew by 55% - and the numbers don't add up.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}