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  "id": 9305944,
  "title": "South African inflation picks up slightly ahead of rate decision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/south-african-inflation-picks-up-slightly-ahead-of-rate-decision",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T08:46:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
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    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/economy/south-african-inflation-picks-up-slightly-ahead-of-rate-decision/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Consumer prices increased to 4.4% in August from 4.3% a month earlier, Statistics South Africa said.",
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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."
}