{
  "id": 20121615,
  "title": "South Africans mourn passing of journalist Nabeelah Shaikh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/south-africans-mourn-passing-of-journalist-nabeelah-shaikh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T05:28:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africans-mourn-passing-journalist-nabeelah-shaikh/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africans are mourning the passing of award-winning investigative journalist Nabeelah Shaikh, who died during childbirth on Saturday, 14 November 2026, leaving behind her husband Waseem Ally and their young daughter Maahira. Shaikh, a reporter at eNCA, was a devoted mother and wife, and her loss has deeply affected her family, friends, and colleagues. Born and raised in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, Shaikh had a distinguished journalism career that began at the Sunday Tribune in 2013 before she joined eNCA. She gained recognition for her work on high-profile stories, including her 2015 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award-winning report on South Africans recruited by the Islamic State group and her 2017 investigation into alleged corruption at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine. Her death has prompted an outpouring of tributes from colleagues and former newsroom associates, who remember her as a courageous journalist, dedicated storyteller, and compassionate colleague.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "South African journalism mourns eNCA reporter Nabeelah Shaikh (34)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/south-african-journalism-mourns-enca-reporter-nabeelah-shaikh-34",
        "published": "2026-11-15T03:57:21.000Z"
      }
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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."
}