{
  "id": 12204214,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/in-case-you-missed-it-5-october-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) faced setbacks in two high-profile corruption cases on Monday, 5 October 2026, as the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) rejected an attempt to challenge the separation of two accused in the VBS Mutual Bank case, and prosecutors provisionally withdrew charges against former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and his co-accused. Additionally, Tembisa Hospital tender tycoon Hangwani Maumela and the trustees of the MHR Maumela Family Trust lost a bid to prevent the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) from selling his Ferrari SF90 Stradale, clearing the way for the disposal of the luxury sports car as part of an ongoing corruption probe. South African motorists are also facing another increase in petrol prices set to take effect on Wednesday.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "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        "title": "NPA dealt double blow as SCA rejects VBS appeal and Phahlane blue lights case is withdrawn",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",
        "published": "2026-10-05T15:04:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}