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  "id": 19629125,
  "title": "Madlanga Commission findings could force major rethink of South Africa's police reform Bill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/madlanga-commission-findings-could-force-major-rethink-of-south",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T09:14:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-11-12-madlanga-commission-findings-could-force-major-rethink-of-south-africas-police-reform-bill/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Portfolio Committee on Police says withdrawing the SAPS Amendment Bill would allow recommendations from the Madlanga Commission and Parliament’s ad hoc committee to be incorporated into broader police reforms.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "MADLANGA COMMISSION: Collapsed ‘Cat’ Matlala plea deal exposes alleged Idac plot against Mkhwanazi allies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/madlanga-commission-collapsed-cat-matlala-plea-deal-exposes-alleged",
        "published": "2026-11-11T22:08:51.000Z"
      }
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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."
}