{
  "id": 6416582,
  "title": "INQUEST HALTED: Biko family welcomes indefinite inquest postponement ‘with heavy hearts’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/inquest-halted-biko-family-welcomes-indefinite-inquest-postponement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T12:10:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-09-biko-family-welcomes-indefinite-inquest-postponement-with-heavy-hearts/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Speaking after the judgment, Biko’s eldest son, Nkosinathi, said the family remained deeply concerned about delays, but was equally concerned about the possibility of a process that was merely performative.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Biko family turns to court to pause inquest proceedings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/biko-family-turns-to-court-to-pause-inquest-proceedings",
        "published": "2026-09-08T18:38:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "POSTPONEMENT SOUGHT: Biko family wants to halt inquest into activist’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/postponement-sought-biko-family-wants-to-halt-inquest-into-activists",
        "published": "2026-09-08T20:16:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Steve Biko inquest halted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/steve-biko-inquest-halted",
        "published": "2026-09-09T08:31:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}