{
  "id": 16765630,
  "title": "Unisa loses bid to appeal ruling ordering amended certificate after LLB graduate changes surname",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/unisa-loses-bid-to-appeal-ruling-ordering-amended-certificate-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-27-unisa-loses-bid-to-appeal-ruling-ordering-amended-certificate-after-llb-graduate-changes-surname/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The North Gauteng High Court orders Unisa to issue a new LLB degree certificate to Trevor Mthokozisi Ka-Mthokozisi, emphasising the importance of recognising legal name changes in academic records.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}