{
  "id": 17935502,
  "title": "Former EMPD deputy chief and Ekurhuleni city manager back in court over alleged impersonation scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/former-empd-deputy-chief-and-ekurhuleni-city-manager-back-in-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:51:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-11-03-former-empd-deputy-chief-and-ekurhuleni-city-manager-back-in-court-over-alleged-impersonation-scheme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla return to court over an alleged R400,000 scheme to hire an impersonator for a 2019 court hearing.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}