{
  "id": 3309046,
  "title": "Brown Mogotsi allegedly planned to disguise himself as a correctional officer and escape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/brown-mogotsi-allegedly-planned-to-disguise-himself-as-a-correctional",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:34:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-25-brown-mogotsi-allegedly-planned-to-disguise-himself-as-a-correctional-officer-and-escape/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The state has alleged that self-described political fixer Brown Mogotsi planned to disguise himself as a correctional officer to escape from the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court during his fourth bail bid.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Brown Mogotsi's bail hearing: State exposes alleged escape plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/brown-mogotsis-bail-hearing-state-exposes-alleged-escape-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}