{
  "id": 7718519,
  "title": "Older reclaimers work without toilets or running water at Free State landfill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/older-reclaimers-work-without-toilets-or-running-water-at-free-state",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health-e News",
    "slug": "health-e-news",
    "url": "https://health-e.org.za/2026/09/16/older-reclaimers-work-without-toilets-or-running-water-at-free-state-landfill/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Health-e News Older reclaimers work without toilets or running water at Free State landfill At 58, Tankiso Khamadi continues to collect recyclable waste at the Nyakallong landfill in the Free State despite struggling with respiratory problems and being treated for tuberculosis (TB) last year. Khamadi is among a group of mostly older reclaimers who say they work at the landfill without running…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "South Africa: Older Reclaimers Work Without Toilets or Running Water At Free State Landfill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/south-africa-older-reclaimers-work-without-toilets-or-running-water",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:14:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}