{
  "id": 9266596,
  "title": "Tshwane prepaid meter warning: What homeowners should do — and avoid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/tshwane-prepaid-meter-warning-what-homeowners-should-do-and-avoid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T03:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-23-tshwane-prepaid-meter-warning-what-homeowners-should-do--and-avoid/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tshwane homeowners are being urged not to tamper with, move or modify prepaid electricity meters, and to verify anyone requesting access to their property. Unauthorised work can create fire and electrocution risks and may lead to disconnection, penalties or criminal charges.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}