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  "id": 1664325,
  "title": "Understanding South Africa's new R500 visa fee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/understanding-south-africas-new-r500-visa-fee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-08-18-understanding-south-africas-new-r500-visa-fee/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa has proposed a R500 electronic processing fee for travellers using its Electronic Travel Authorisation system, with the new digital platform expected to reduce visa application costs for travellers from non-visa-exempt countries.",
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        "published": "2026-08-18T04:46:47.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/fresh-batch-of-nigerian-evacuees-from-south-africa-arrives-tomorrow",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/2027-youths-vow-to-reject-incompetent-leaders-in-south-east",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:16:50.000Z"
      }
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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."
}