{
  "id": 550502,
  "title": "RDP housing scams: How fake officials are exploiting desperate home seekers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/rdp-housing-scams-how-fake-officials-are-exploiting-desperate-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-08-11-rdp-housing-scams-how-fake-officials-are-exploiting-desperate-home-seekers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "RDP housing scams target desperate home seekers across South Africa",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}