{
  "id": 3741700,
  "title": "Home Affairs visa backlog plan welcomed, but reforms urged",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/home-affairs-visa-backlog-plan-welcomed-but-reforms-urged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-27-home-affairs-visa-backlog-plan-welcomed-but-reforms-urged/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parliament’s security committee has welcomed Home Affairs’ efforts to clear visa backlogs, while calling for reforms to prevent delays from recurring.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}