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  "id": 11452940,
  "title": "Home affairs unveils first working prototype of South Africa’s Digital ID",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/home-affairs-unveils-first-working-prototype-of-south-africas-digital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:59:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-home-affairs-unveils-first-working-prototype-of-south-africa-s-digital-id/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Department of Home Affairs has unveiled South Africa's first working Digital ID prototype as part of a sweeping modernization initiative. Minister Leon Schreiber also announced the complete phase-out of the green ID book by March 2028.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Former Home Affairs official convicted on 264 counts in passport fraud scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/former-home-affairs-official-convicted-on-264-counts-in-passport",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}