{
  "id": 12298159,
  "title": "Court to hear bid for separation of trials in AKA, Tibz murder case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/court-to-hear-bid-for-separation-of-trials-in-aka-tibz-murder-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:05:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/court-to-hear-bid-for-separation-of-trials-in-aka-tibz-murder-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Durban High Court is set to consider an application for a separation of trials in the AKA and Tibz murder case, involving seven men accused of the killings. The trial, which commenced on Monday, has the accused pleading not guilty to a range of charges, including double murder, attempted murder, and firearms offences. The application, filed by accused number one, Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, seeks to have accused number three, Siyanda Myeza, tried separately on counts 12 to 17. These additional charges pertain to the 2022 murder of a taxi owner in Mayville, two counts of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and the theft of a motor vehicle.",
  "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."
}