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  "id": 1466078,
  "title": "JUST IN | Peet Viljoen denied bail in R27.6 million fraud case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/just-in-peet-viljoen-denied-bail-in-r27-6-million-fraud-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-08-17-just-in-peet-viljoen-denied-bail-in-r276-million-fraud-case/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Disbarred lawyer Peet Viljoen will remain behind bars after a Pretoria court denied him bail in a R27.6 million fraud case.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Peet Viljoen to learn bail fate in R27.6 million fraud case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/peet-viljoen-to-learn-bail-fate-in-r27-6-million-fraud-case",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:34:00.000Z"
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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."
}