{
  "id": 18335592,
  "title": "AKA and Tibz murder accused asks not to be returned to Ebongweni super-maximum prison as trial adjourns to 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/aka-and-tibz-murder-accused-asks-not-to-be-returned-to-ebongweni",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T16:42:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-11-05-aka-and-tibz-murder-accused-asks-not-to-be-returned-to-ebongweni-super-maximum-prison-as-trial-adjourns-to-2027/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The trial of Kiernan \"AKA\" Forbes and Tebello \"Tibz\" Motsoane, accused of murder, has been adjourned until April 2027. The judge, Nomfundo Sipunzi, was approached by one of the accused, Siyabonga Gezani, who requested that he not be returned to the Ebongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility. This request comes after the accused were transferred from Westville Prison to the super-maximum facility in December 2024 due to difficulties in consulting with their lawyers. The judge was unable to intervene in the request, as it was not within her jurisdiction. The defence had previously complained about the strict restrictions at the facility, which limited in-person and telephone consultations between lawyers and clients.",
  "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."
}