{
  "id": 3331938,
  "title": "Last chance for couples: Register your customary marriage by end of August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/last-chance-for-couples-register-your-customary-marriage-by-end-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-25-last-chance-for-couples-register-your-customary-marriage-by-end-of-august/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Time is running out! Couples with unregistered customary marriages must act now—only six days remain to secure your marital recognition before the August 31, 2026, deadline.",
  "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."
}