{
  "id": 19614843,
  "title": "Phahlane trial: Witness outlines alleged R54m Crime Intelligence scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/phahlane-trial-witness-outlines-alleged-r54m-crime-intelligence-scheme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/news/2026-11-12-phahlane-trial-witness-outlines-alleged-r54m-crime-intelligence-scheme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Crime Intelligence finance official has detailed alleged irregularities in two software contracts worth about R54 million in the trial of former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and five co-accused.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}