{
  "id": 6557309,
  "title": "Nzuza defence challenges legality of cellphone seizure in R320m DSW tender trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/nzuza-defence-challenges-legality-of-cellphone-seizure-in-r320m-dsw",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T06:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-09-10-nzuza-defence-challenges-legality-of-cellphone-seizure-in-r320m-dsw-tender-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The defence of former eThekwini municipal manager Sipho Nzuza has challenged the Hawks’ account of how his cellphone was seized, as the Durban High Court considers whether evidence extracted from the device is admissible.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Durban Solid Waste R320m case: Nzuza defence challenges Hawks’ cellphone seizure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/durban-solid-waste-r320m-case-nzuza-defence-challenges-hawks",
        "published": "2026-09-10T06:53:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}