{
  "id": 5097596,
  "title": "'Bribes for postmortems' - probe launched into Germiston mortuary over extortion claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/bribes-for-postmortems-probe-launched-into-germiston-mortuary-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-02-bribes-for-postmortems-probe-launched-into-germiston-mortuary-over-extortion-claims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Gauteng Department of Health has launched an investigation into allegations that officials at the Germiston Forensic Pathology Service facility are extorting money from grieving families.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}