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  "id": 12763473,
  "title": "Government cracks down on spam calls – here’s how to opt out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/government-cracks-down-on-spam-calls-heres-how-to-opt-out",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:04:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/government-cracks-down-on-spam-calls-heres-how-to-opt-out/"
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  "summary": "Registry will be rolled out in two phases, with marketers given until April 2027 to cleanse their databases.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Government steps up interventions on 17bn spam calls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/government-steps-up-interventions-on-17bn-spam-calls",
        "published": "2026-10-06T20:04:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}