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  "id": 15218855,
  "title": "Religion in South Africa Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/religion-in-south-africa-explained",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T14:08:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/south-africa-religion-explained-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Africa religion in 2026: Census 2022 shares, the ZCC, Shembe, Catholic and Muslim communities, faith in politics and the church regulation row. The post Religion in South Africa Explained appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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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."
}