{
  "id": 17048975,
  "title": "Hawks secure High Court order to preserve vehicles linked to Eskom copper theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hawks-secure-high-court-order-to-preserve-vehicles-linked-to-eskom",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-29-hawks-secure-high-court-order-to-preserve-vehicles-linked-to-eskom-copper-theft/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit have secured a High Court order freezing two vehicles allegedly used in the theft of Eskom copper cables, including the car of an Eskom employee charged in the case.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}