{
  "id": 1512166,
  "title": "Cape Town man ordered to pay wife R23,350 maintenance within five days or face jail time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/cape-town-man-ordered-to-pay-wife-r23-350-maintenance-within-five",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-08-17-cape-town-man-ordered-to-pay-wife-r23350-maintenance-within-five-days-or-face-jail-time/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Cape Town man faces a six-month prison sentence for contempt of court after repeatedly ignoring a maintenance order. He can avoid jail by paying R23,350 within five days.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}