{
  "id": 15389276,
  "title": "Inside the Sisisi Tolashe scandal: How a state food aide’s salary funded a minister’s home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/inside-the-sisisi-tolashe-scandal-how-a-state-food-aides-salary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-18-inside-the-sisisi-tolashe-scandal-how-a-state-food-aides-salary-funded-a-ministers-home/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Public Service Commission (PSC) investigation has found that a state-paid food aide, Nomathamsanqa Khuhlane, was irregularly appointed to work at the private residence of former minister Sisisi Tolashe, with part of her salary allegedly used for household expenses. The investigation found that Khuhlane's appointment did not comply with public service recruitment regulations.",
  "summary": "A Public Service Commission investigation found irregularities in the appointment of Sisisi Tolashe’s food aide and substantiated an alleged arrangement to redirect part of her salary towards household expenses, prompting MPs to demand accountability.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}