{
  "id": 1499583,
  "title": "Matlala on former Madlanga witness: ‘I actually hate him. He caused a lot of problems for me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/matlala-on-former-madlanga-witness-i-actually-hate-him-he-caused-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:05:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/matlala-madlanga-witness-i-actually-hate-him/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala refused to answer several questions at the Madlanga commission to avoid incriminating himself.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "‘Hangwani Maumela is my friend,’ Cat Matlala tells Madlanga Commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/hangwani-maumela-is-my-friend-cat-matlala-tells-madlanga-commission",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:07:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}