{
  "id": 11357868,
  "title": "MK Party opens case against Judge Makamu, calls for him to step aside",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/mk-party-opens-case-against-judge-makamu-calls-for-him-to-step-aside",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/pretoria-news/news/2026-10-02-mk-party-opens-case-against-judge-makamu-calls-for-him-to-step-aside/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The MK Party says it has opened a criminal case against Gauteng High Court Judge Samuel Makamu over corruption allegations linked to an eviction appeal. The party is calling for him to step aside while the allegations are investigated. Makamu denies the claims.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}