{
  "id": 16590483,
  "title": "Ghost worker scandal: 4,323 suspicious cases flagged on state payroll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ghost-worker-scandal-4-323-suspicious-cases-flagged-on-state-payroll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T10:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-10-26-ghost-worker-scandal-4323-suspicious-cases-flagged-on-state-payroll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parliament has called for investigations into 4,323 high-risk government payroll cases flagged for possible fraud, with Treasury expected to report further findings in the 2027 Budget",
  "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."
}