{
  "id": 12881274,
  "title": "Police diver Johan ‘Pottie’ Potgieter promoted after crocodile recovery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/police-diver-johan-pottie-potgieter-promoted-after-crocodile-recovery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/feel-good/2026-10-08-police-diver-johan-pottie-potgieter-promoted-after-crocodile-recovery/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SAPS Captain Johan ‘Pottie’ Potgieter has been promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel after helping recover a crocodile linked to human remains in Mpumalanga’s Komati River.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}