{
  "id": 7537064,
  "title": "891 potential ghost workers flagged in public-service payroll verification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/891-potential-ghost-workers-flagged-in-public-service-payroll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T10:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-09-15-891-potential-ghost-workers-flagged-in-public-service-payroll-verification/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Public Service and Administration has flagged 891 potential ghost-worker cases after physically verifying public-service payroll records. The cases remain under investigation, with departments ordered to freeze payments where necessary",
  "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."
}