{
  "id": 16614091,
  "title": "Mandeni councillor removed from office after misconduct investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/mandeni-councillor-removed-from-office-after-misconduct-investigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-10-26-mandeni-councillor-removed-from-office-after-misconduct-investigation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KwaZulu-Natal Cogta MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi has removed Mandeni councillor Caroline Lungile Mthembu following an investigation that found multiple breaches of the councillors’ Code of Conduct. The decision comes after she was implicated in a leaked recording involving an alleged payment linked to a municipal road-tarring tender.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}