{
  "id": 16442696,
  "title": "SAPS recruitment drive attracts 172,000 applications in three days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/saps-recruitment-drive-attracts-172-000-applications-in-three-days",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T05:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-25-saps-recruitment-drive-attracts-172000-applications-in-three-days/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SAPS has received more than 172,000 completed applications for 5,500 trainee posts since its recruitment drive opened on October 21, as high traffic prompts a warning about possible portal delays.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}