{"id":193348,"date":"2026-05-08T09:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/?post_type=news-article&#038;p=193348"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:50:21","slug":"ipa-south-africa-amikeco-newsletter-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"news-article","link":"https:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/news-article\/ipa-south-africa-amikeco-newsletter-1-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IPA South Africa | Amikeco Newsletter 1\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-193348\" data-postid=\"193348\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-193348 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_g1bh890 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_giu8890 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ijb2642   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The International Police Association \u2013 South Africa is proud to present the first edition of <em>Amikeco<\/em> for 2026. 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