{
  "id": 14235681,
  "title": "Socialite claims he helped 'Madlanga Commission man' get charges dropped",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/socialite-claims-he-helped-madlanga-commission-man-get-charges-dropped",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-13-socialite-claims-he-helped-madlanga-commission-man-get-charges-dropped/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Socialite Serge Cabonge has claimed he helped the family of a man who sits at the front of the Madlanga Commission get criminal charges against the man’s daughter withdrawn within a week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Madlanga Commission to obtain statement from Serge Cabonge over claims of dropped charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/madlanga-commission-to-obtain-statement-from-serge-cabonge-over",
        "published": "2026-10-13T17:22:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}