{
  "id": 353411,
  "title": "Taxpayers bear R1.2m cost for police presence during Malema's sentencing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/taxpayers-bear-r1-2m-cost-for-police-presence-during-malemas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T05:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-09-taxpayers-bear-r12m-cost-for-police-presence-during-malemas-sentencing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Taxpayers forked out a staggering R1.2m to police KuGompo City over two days when Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle at an EFF rally.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}