{
  "id": 16598261,
  "title": "Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla trial: Dali Mpofu asks why State called retired SAPS translator to testify in July unrest case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/duduzile-zuma-sambudla-trial-dali-mpofu-asks-why-state-called-retired",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-26-duduzile-zuma-sambudla-trial-dali-mpofu-asks-why-state-called-retired-saps-translator-to-testify-in-july-unrest-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's July 2021 unrest trial resumed in the Durban High Court on Monday as her lawyer, Advocate Dali Mpofu SC, questioned why the State called a retired SAPS IsiZulu translator to testify about her \" Free Jacob Zuma\" social media post.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "LIVE: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s trial related to July 2021 unrest.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/live-duduzile-zuma-sambudlas-trial-related-to-july-2021-unrest",
        "published": "2026-10-26T08:08:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla back in court over 2021 unrest posts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/duduzile-zuma-sambudla-back-in-court-over-2021-unrest-posts",
        "published": "2026-10-26T08:41:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}