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  "id": 2072854,
  "title": "Adams evades question over why Mkhwanazi called him a ‘hired gun’ for cartels | Madlanga Commission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/adams-evades-question-over-why-mkhwanazi-called-him-a-hired-gun-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-08-20-adams-evades-question-over-why-mkhwanazi-called-him-a-hired-gun-for-cartels--madlanga-commission/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Instead, Adams told the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday that his efforts to fight crime had made him a target of criminals, saying he had reported alleged threats and that investigators had obtained evidence that could be significant.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "‘He must explain’: Adams turns the tables on Mkhwanazi at Madlanga commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/he-must-explain-adams-turns-the-tables-on-mkhwanazi-at-madlanga",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:59:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Adams describes Mkhwanazi as an apartheid-era police officer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/adams-describes-mkhwanazi-as-an-apartheid-era-police-officer",
        "published": "2026-08-19T13:16:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Adams claims secret files were slipped under his door, accuses Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of shielding a criminal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/adams-claims-secret-files-were-slipped-under-his-door-accuses",
        "published": "2026-08-19T13:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Adams accuses Mkhwanazi and Khumalo of abusing power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/adams-accuses-mkhwanazi-and-khumalo-of-abusing-power",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:44:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}