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  "id": 10410149,
  "title": "BREAKING | Madlanga bombshell: Bafana Sindane’s WhatsApp bid struck off court roll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/breaking-madlanga-bombshell-bafana-sindanes-whatsapp-bid-struck-off",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T08:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/breaking-or-madlanga-bombshell-bafana-sindanes-whatsapp-bid-struck-off-court-roll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bafana Sindane’s bid to block his WhatsApp messages from being read at the Madlanga Commission has been struck from the roll.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Taxi Boss Oupa ‘King of the Sky’ Sindane brought down by Madlanga Commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/taxi-boss-oupa-king-of-the-sky-sindane-brought-down-by-madlanga",
        "published": "2026-09-28T04:59:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Madlanga Commission rejects Bafana Sindane’s bid to delay testimony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/madlanga-commission-rejects-bafana-sindanes-bid-to-delay-testimony",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:02:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Khan’s lawyers apply for postponement at Madlanga Commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/khans-lawyers-apply-for-postponement-at-madlanga-commission",
        "published": "2026-09-28T09:17:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "MADLANGA COMMISSION: Feroz Khan facing criminal charges for defying subpoena to appear at inquiry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/madlanga-commission-feroz-khan-facing-criminal-charges-for-defying",
        "published": "2026-09-28T11:14:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}