{
  "id": 6396392,
  "title": "Phala Phala: Court bid says Ramaphosa had no right to block Madonsela",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/phala-phala-court-bid-says-ramaphosa-had-no-right-to-block-madonsela",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/2026-09-09-phala-phala-court-bid-says-ramaphosa-had-no-right-to-block-madonsela/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parliament’s recommendation of Adv Thandazani Madonsela SC as evidence leader in the Phala Phala impeachment inquiry is being challenged in court. This as the committee is expected to start the process of recommending a new evidence leader on Wednesday.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Phala Phala impeachment committee freezes evidence leader process as EFF heads to court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/phala-phala-impeachment-committee-freezes-evidence-leader-process-as",
        "published": "2026-09-09T10:56:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}