{
  "id": 12191226,
  "title": "Macpherson defends R1.66m legal bill in Expropriation Act challenge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/macpherson-defends-r1-66m-legal-bill-in-expropriation-act-challenge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-10-05-macpherson-defends-r166m-legal-bill-in-expropriation-act-challenge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson says R1.66 million has been spent on legal fees in the Expropriation Act challenge, arguing that counsel was needed because he was a cited party in the case.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}