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  "id": 15618496,
  "title": "‘Complete fabrication’: Mbeki rejects secret amnesty deal claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/complete-fabrication-mbeki-rejects-secret-amnesty-deal-claims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T15:15:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
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    "url": "https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-10-19-complete-fabrication-mbeki-rejects-secret-amnesty-deal-claims/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former president Thabo Mbeki has strongly denied allegations of secret talks with apartheid-era generals to secure amnesty, calling the claims a complete fabrication during his testimony at the Khampepe Commission.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "‘Complete fabrication’: Mbeki denies secret meetings with De Klerk and SADF generals for their amnesty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/complete-fabrication-mbeki-denies-secret-meetings-with-de-klerk-and",
        "published": "2026-10-19T12:46:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Mbeki denies secret deal to shield apartheid generals from prosecution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mbeki-denies-secret-deal-to-shield-apartheid-generals-from-prosecution",
        "published": "2026-10-19T13:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "KHAMPEPE COMMISSION: Mbeki denies secret deals with apartheid-era generals, blames NPA for TRC prosecution delays",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/khampepe-commission-mbeki-denies-secret-deals-with-apartheid-era",
        "published": "2026-10-19T19:48:32.000Z"
      }
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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."
}