{
  "id": 12430323,
  "title": "Police Ministry criticised after Cachalia misses Western Cape gang-violence meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/police-ministry-criticised-after-cachalia-misses-western-cape-gang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-10-06-police-ministry-criticised-after-cachalia-misses-western-cape-gang-violence-meeting/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A parliamentary committee criticised the Police Ministry after Acting Minister Firoz Cachalia failed to attend a briefing on government measures to combat gang violence in the Western Cape.",
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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."
}