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  "id": 19010353,
  "title": "CRIME AND JUSTICE: Alleged hitman arrested for Knysna councillor Aubrey Tsengwa’s murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/crime-and-justice-alleged-hitman-arrested-for-knysna-councillor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T20:22:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
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    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-08-alleged-hitman-arrested-for-knysna-councillor-aubrey-tsengwas-murder/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Police have arrested a 44-year-old alleged hitman in connection with the murder of former Knysna executive mayor and ANC councillor, Aubrey Tsengwa. The suspect was apprehended in Peddie, Eastern Cape, on Friday, 6 November, following a targeted operation by the SAPS Political Killings Task Team. Tsengwa was shot dead in his car on Wednesday, 19 August, and one of his three passengers was wounded in the attack. The suspect remains in police custody and is expected to appear before the Knysna Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 9 November, facing one charge of murder and three counts of attempted murder. ANC Western Cape spokesperson Sifiso Mtsweni welcomed the arrest, stating that the party has always called for urgent and speedy investigations.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Hitman arrested in murder of former Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/hitman-arrested-in-murder-of-former-knysna-mayor-aubrey-tsengwa",
        "published": "2026-11-08T14:07:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Suspect arrested in murder of former Knysna Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/suspect-arrested-in-murder-of-former-knysna-mayor-aubrey-tsengwa",
        "published": "2026-11-08T15:43:49.000Z"
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