{
  "id": 4008428,
  "title": "In case you missed it: Morero’s sh*tty moment | Masemola asks NPA to withdraw charges | Mkhwanazi remains in custody",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-case-you-missed-it-moreros-sh-tty-moment-masemola-asks-npa-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/in-case-you-missed-it-28-august-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero recently apologized for a contentious encounter with residents during an electricity-related site visit. The heated exchange occurred after a community member accused Morero of misappropriation, prompting the mayor to respond with a blunt statement, \"You're talking sh*t,\" and insisting he was \"not a criminal.\"\n\nMeanwhile, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has requested the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to dismiss the charges against him, stemming from the Saps-Medicare24 tender controversy. Masemola appeared in Pretoria Magistrate's Court alongside several other officials and accused individuals, which included tenderpreneur Vusimuzi \"Cat\" Matlala's alleged girlfriend Brigadier Rachel Matjeng and Brigadier Alpheus Thembinkosi Ngema.\n\nSuspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi's bail application remains in limbo after the Germiston Magistrate's Court reserved its judgment. The court heard arguments for Mkhwanazi's release, while businessman Vusimuzi \"Cat\" Matlala chose to postpone his own bail request.",
  "summary": "Catch up on the biggest stories of Friday, 28 August 2026, that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Cat Matlala face blue-lights fraud charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/empd-deputy-chief-julius-mkhwanazi-and-cat-matlala-face-blue-lights",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}