{
  "id": 7955406,
  "title": "South Africa: Spekboom Is Nutritious, Water-Wise and Edible - So Why Aren't More South Africans Eating It?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/south-africa-spekboom-is-nutritious-water-wise-and-edible-so-why",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T04:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202609170001.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[The Conversation Africa] Spekboom (Portulacaria afra) is an easy-to-grow succulent shrub, small tree, or hedge.",
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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."
}