{
  "id": 19963340,
  "title": "Three men convicted after R120,000 lithium battery theft from Swellendam cell tower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/three-men-convicted-after-r120-000-lithium-battery-theft-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T10:25:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-11-14-three-men-convicted-after-r120000-lithium-battery-theft-from-swellendam-cell-tower/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three men have pleaded guilty to essential-infrastructure offences after six lithium batteries worth R120,000 were stolen from a cell tower in Swellendam. They will be sentenced in January.",
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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."
}