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  "id": 12349996,
  "title": "Six accused seek separate trial in AKA and Tibz murder case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/six-accused-seek-separate-trial-in-aka-and-tibz-murder-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-06-six-accused-seek-separate-trial-in-aka-and-tibz-murder-case/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Six of the seven men accused of killing rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane have asked the Durban High Court to separate their trial from co-accused Siyanda Eddie Myeza to avoid lengthy delays.",
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      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}