{
  "id": 3764593,
  "title": "Sindiso Magaqa murder trial set to restart in November",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/sindiso-magaqa-murder-trial-set-to-restart-in-november",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:34:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sindiso-magaqa-murder-trial-set-to-restart-in-november/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The trial for the murder of Sindiso Magaqa is scheduled to resume in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on November 9th. Sibusiso Ncengwa, one of the accused and a confessed hitman, pleaded guilty during the previous trial. Zweliphansi Skhosana, a former municipal manager of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality, was also arrested and later joined the other accused in court. Magaqa, who was a councillor in Umzimkhulu at the time of the incident, was shot at and died in the hospital. The KwaZulu-Natal National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Spokesperson, Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, revealed that Skhosana's legal team had made representations to the head of the NPA regarding the case. The state agreed to expedite the outcome of these representations, and a pre-trial conference was held to ensure the trial was ready for commencement.",
  "summary": "The Sindiso Magaqa murder trial has been set down to start afresh.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Magaqa murder trial set for November",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/magaqa-murder-trial-set-for-november",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}