{
  "id": 3205020,
  "title": "High Court strikes off advocate for fraudulent court orders and tax bills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/high-court-strikes-off-advocate-for-fraudulent-court-orders-and-tax",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-08-25-high-court-strikes-off-advocate-for-fraudulent-court-orders-and-tax-bills/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has struck advocate Banathi Olwethu Masoka off the roll of legal practitioners for issuing fraudulent court orders and tax bills, revealing serious misconduct within the legal system.",
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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."
}