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  "title": "‘This is a war’: South Africa battles femicide as women’s bodies pile up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/this-is-a-war-south-africa-battles-femicide-as-womens-bodies-pile-up",
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  "published": "2026-09-18T09:43:43.000Z",
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  "summary": "Bodies of nine women have been found in a Johannesburg neighbourhood in two months, as worries grow over women's safety.",
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        "title": "More Nigerians return from South Africa",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T06:54:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Violence is South Africa’s unofficial 13th language",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/violence-is-south-africas-unofficial-13th-language",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:44:41.000Z"
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        "title": "Should South Africa keep under‑16s off social media?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/should-south-africa-keep-under-16s-off-social-media",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:57:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria issues security advisory to citizens in South Africa, as police discover another dead woman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nigeria-issues-security-advisory-to-citizens-in-south-africa-as",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:07:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "South Africa 'feels like a prison' for women amid spate of femicides",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-africa-feels-like-a-prison-for-women-amid-spate-of-femicides",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:39:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "South Africa: Violence Is South Africa's Unofficial 13th Language",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-africa-violence-is-south-africas-unofficial-13th-language",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:48:59.000Z"
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