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  "id": 3676022,
  "title": "Controversial businessman Stuart Scharnick in court over firearm violations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/controversial-businessman-stuart-scharnick-in-court-over-firearm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-08-27-controversial-businessman-stuart-scharnick-in-court-over-firearm-violations/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Stuart Scharnick, a controversial businessman, faces multiple firearm-related charges in Pietermaritzburg, with his bail application postponed to next week.",
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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."
}