{
  "id": 19480279,
  "title": "‘Even my husband does not know’: Mapisa-Nqakula denies discussing bank balance with contractor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/even-my-husband-does-not-know-mapisa-nqakula-denies-discussing-bank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T09:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-11-11-even-my-husband-does-not-know-mapisa-nqakula-denies-discussing-bank-balance-with-contractor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has challenged key parts of Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu’s testimony, denying that she told the contractor she had only R6,000 available to pay workers at her home.",
  "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."
}