{
  "id": 19621857,
  "title": "Durban High Court sets aside eThekwini appointments of three senior managers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/durban-high-court-sets-aside-ethekwini-appointments-of-three-senior",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/dailynews/2026-11-12-durban-high-court-sets-aside-ethekwini-appointments-of-three-senior-managers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The court found that the municipality’s November 2025 appointments were invalid, unlawful and inconsistent with the Constitution after irregularities in the recruitment process.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "High Court overturns rape conviction, acquits 31-year-old man",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/high-court-overturns-rape-conviction-acquits-31-year-old-man",
        "published": "2026-11-12T08:43:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}