{
  "id": 9118671,
  "title": "Fuel price pain deepens as projected October petrol and diesel hikes grow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/fuel-price-pain-deepens-as-projected-october-petrol-and-diesel-hikes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T09:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/economy/2026-09-22-fuel-price-pain-deepens-as-projected-october-petrol-and-diesel-hikes-grow/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s October fuel price outlook has worsened, with petrol hikes nearing R3 a litre and diesel increases above R3 as Brent crude remains around $100 a barrel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Fuel price: Build your refinery – PETROAN to Nigerian workers demanding N500/litre petrol",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/fuel-price-build-your-refinery-petroan-to-nigerian-workers-demanding",
        "published": "2026-09-22T09:26:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}