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  "id": 12174356,
  "title": "NPA dealt double blow as SCA rejects VBS appeal and Phahlane blue lights case is withdrawn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/npa-dealt-double-blow-as-sca-rejects-vbs-appeal-and-phahlane-blue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:04:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/npa-sca-vbs-appeal-blue-lights-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The SCA dismissed the NPA's application for leave to appeal.",
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  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "IDAC provisionally withdraws R191m SAPS ‘blue lights’ case against Khomotso Phahlane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/idac-provisionally-withdraws-r191m-saps-blue-lights-case-against",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "In case you missed it: Setback in VBS and blue lights cases | Maumela fails to stop Ferrari sale | October fuel price hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/in-case-you-missed-it-setback-in-vbs-and-blue-lights-cases-maumela",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}