{
  "id": 2379556,
  "title": "Khumalo stays on as Crime Intelligence boss after charges withdrawn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/khumalo-stays-on-as-crime-intelligence-boss-after-charges-withdrawn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-08-21-khumalo-stays-on-as-crime-intelligence-boss-after-charges-withdrawn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Crime intelligence boss Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo will carry on running the police spy unit and the political killings task team after fraud and corruption charges against him and six senior officers were withdrawn on Friday.",
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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."
}