{
  "id": 401069,
  "title": "In case you missed it: Is ANC dishing out jobs for votes? | Malema faces prosecution | Maskandi artist dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/in-case-you-missed-it-is-anc-dishing-out-jobs-for-votes-malema-faces",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/in-case-you-missed-it-9-august-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Limpopo government officials deny opposition claims that the Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure is distributing jobs to loyalists ahead of the upcoming local government elections. Meanwhile, AfriForum has obtained permission to prosecute Julius Malema for crimen injuria in Johannesburg. Maskandi artist Inkosi Yamagcokama, also known as Scebi Dlamini, passed away in a car accident in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.",
  "summary": "Catch up on the biggest stories of Sunday, 9 August that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}