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South Africa withdrew its draft National AI Policy on April 26, 2026, after a News24 investigation revealed that at least six of the document's 67 references were fabricated — likely hallucinated by a generative AI tool used during the drafting process. The scandal, which followed Cabinet approval and publication in the Government Gazette, has left the country without an AI governance framework and raised urgent questions about verification standards for AI-assisted government documents worldwide.