{
  "id": 474414,
  "title": "The price of truth: Use your power at the polls to finish what Babita started",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/the-price-of-truth-use-your-power-at-the-polls-to-finish-what-babita",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/opinion/2026-08-10-the-price-of-truth-use-your-power-at-the-polls-to-finish-what-babita-started/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Join us as we unveil a monument to Babita Deokaran, a courageous whistleblower whose fight against corruption cost her life. This tribute not only remembers her legacy but also challenges us to protect those who stand for truth, writes Neeshan Balton, executive director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation",
  "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."
}