{
  "id": 27561,
  "title": "Phahlane distances himself from TRC cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/phahlane-distances-himself-from-trc-cases",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-07-30T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-07-30-phahlane-distances-himself-from-trc-cases/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Kgomotso Phahlane, testified before the TRC Cases Inquiry in Johannesburg, denying direct involvement in Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases. He acknowledged his forensic unit assisted with exhumations of anti-apartheid activists' remains.",
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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."
}