{
  "id": 12123711,
  "title": "AKA and Tibz murder trial gets under way amid defence shake-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/aka-and-tibz-murder-trial-gets-under-way-amid-defence-shake-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-10-05-aka-and-tibz-murder-trial-gets-under-way-amid-defence-shake-up/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The trial of seven men accused of murdering Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane begins in the Durban High Court, amid changes to the defence teams and an application to separate one accused’s case.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "AKA and Tibz murder trial delayed after Durban court lifts malfunction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/aka-and-tibz-murder-trial-delayed-after-durban-court-lifts-malfunction",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "LIVE: AKA, Tibz murder trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/live-aka-tibz-murder-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:12:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}