{
  "id": 5340552,
  "title": "Cash stuffed in couch to hide Ramaphosa's side hustle, court hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/cash-stuffed-in-couch-to-hide-ramaphosas-side-hustle-court-hears",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T13:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-03-cash-stuffed-in-couch-to-hide-ramaphosas-side-hustle-court-hears/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The more than $500 000 stolen from Phala Phala was stuffed into a leather couch to conceal President Cyril Ramaphosa’s paid side hustle, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Phala Phala panel report: Court questions evidence that Ramaphosa engaged in paid work",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/phala-phala-panel-report-court-questions-evidence-that-ramaphosa",
        "published": "2026-09-03T12:50:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Ramaphosa gave unlawful order in Phala Phala theft report: Lawyer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ramaphosa-gave-unlawful-order-in-phala-phala-theft-report-lawyer",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:14:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Karnataka High Court questions ECI on appointing anganwadi workers as BLOs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/karnataka-high-court-questions-eci-on-appointing-anganwadi-workers-as",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:33:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Court questions link between Phala Phala cash and Ramaphosa’s alleged paid work",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/court-questions-link-between-phala-phala-cash-and-ramaphosas-alleged",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:30:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}