{
  "id": 10484013,
  "title": "‘Pay or operations stop’: Inside the WhatsApp trail behind the extortion case against Sibanyoni and Sindane | Madlanga Commission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/pay-or-operations-stop-inside-the-whatsapp-trail-behind-the-extortion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-28-pay-or-operations-stop-inside-the-whatsapp-trail-behind-the-extortion-case-against-sibanyoni-and-sindane--madlanga-commission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Earlier on Monday, the High Court in Pretoria struck Sindane's urgent application to stop the commission from hearing his testimony off the roll.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}