{
  "id": 9345460,
  "title": "SASSA to spend R242 million on 1,038 contract workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sassa-to-spend-r242-million-on-1-038-contract-workers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T13:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/jobs/2026-09-23-sassa-to-spend-r242-million-on-1038-contract-workers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SASSA will deploy 1,038 contract workers for 12 months to help reduce long queues, process grant applications and address beneficiary queries. The programme is expected to cost more than R242 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}