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  "id": 10724623,
  "title": "Malema granted leave to appeal his conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/malema-granted-leave-to-appeal-his-conviction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:32:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-09-29-malema-granted-leave-to-appeal-his-conviction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has been granted leave to appeal his firearms conviction to the Full Bench of the High Court in Makhanda.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "JUST IN: High Court gives Malema permission to appeal firearm conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/just-in-high-court-gives-malema-permission-to-appeal-firearm",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:04:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Court of Appeal nullifies Sh2.4bn Ruaraka land compensation deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/court-of-appeal-nullifies-sh2-4bn-ruaraka-land-compensation-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Malema granted leave to appeal conviction and five-year sentence in firearm case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/malema-granted-leave-to-appeal-conviction-and-five-year-sentence-in",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:54:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}