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  "id": 14663538,
  "title": "SASSA changes November 2026 grant payment dates ahead of local elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/sassa-changes-november-2026-grant-payment-dates-ahead-of-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-10-15-sassa-changes-november-2026-grant-payment-dates-ahead-of-local-elections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SASSA has revised its November 2026 payment schedule ahead of the local government elections, with older persons’ grants paid on October 30 and other grants paid in early November.",
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "SASSA announces revised grant dates ahead of elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/sassa-announces-revised-grant-dates-ahead-of-elections",
        "published": "2026-10-15T05:39:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "SASSA changes November grant dates ahead of local government elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/sassa-changes-november-grant-dates-ahead-of-local-government-elections",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Here’s how November’s elections will impact your Sassa social grant payments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/heres-how-novembers-elections-will-impact-your-sassa-social-grant",
        "published": "2026-10-15T08:35:05.000Z"
      }
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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."
}