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  "path": "/the-green-guardian/2026-05-15-agriculture-minister-bans-toxic-pesticide-tied-to-soweto-child-deaths/",
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  "textContent": "SA has banned the toxic pesticide, terbufos, after the deaths of six Soweto children and hundreds of poisoning cases linked to the chemical",
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