{
  "id": 1691478,
  "title": "Taxi boss Msibi, Motsumi, KT Molefe and Sergeant Nkosi plotted to sell phone-grabbers to eSwatini",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/taxi-boss-msibi-motsumi-kt-molefe-and-sergeant-nkosi-plotted-to-sell",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:41:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-18-taxi-boss-msibi-motsumi-kt-molefe-and-sergeant-nkosi-plotted-to-sell-phone-grabbers-to-eswatini/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson detailed WhatsApp exchanges involving taxi boss Jotham “King Mswazi” Msibi and Sergeant Fannie Nkosi in which they discussed an alleged plan to acquire and sell cellphone-interception devices, commonly known as “grabbers”. The devices can be used to eavesdrop on phone calls and extract information from mobile devices.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}