{
  "id": 15155346,
  "title": "Former eThekwini councillor testifies in alleged R1.5m property fraud trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/former-ethekwini-councillor-testifies-in-alleged-r1-5m-property-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-10-17-former-ethekwini-councillor-testifies-in-alleged-r15m-property-fraud-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former eThekwini councillor Ismail Cassimjee has testified in a Durban Regional Court trial involving allegations that he and a co-accused defrauded prospective property buyers.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}