{
  "id": 15738862,
  "title": "Social Development ordered to reinstate Oliphant after unfair dismissal ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/social-development-ordered-to-reinstate-oliphant-after-unfair",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T10:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-20-social-development-ordered-to-reinstate-oliphant-after-unfair-dismissal-ruling/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Social Development has been ordered to reinstate former communications chief Lumka Oliphant and pay her R1.53 million in back pay after a bargaining council ruled her dismissal procedurally and substantively unfair. Oliphant is due to return to work on November 1.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}