{
  "id": 7701211,
  "title": "Alleged hitman Musa Kekana to resume his cross-examination",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/alleged-hitman-musa-kekana-to-resume-his-cross-examination",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T03:49:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/alleged-hitman-musa-kekana-to-resume-his-cross-examination/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alleged hitman Musa Kekana is set to continue his cross-examination during the trial of alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and four co-accused. The five individuals are accused of plotting assassination attempts against Matlala's ex-girlfriend, Tebogo Thobejane, taxi boss Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni, and music producer Seunkie Mokubung, known as DJ Vettys, between August 2022 and January 2024. Kekana is expected to recount the events of his arrest in April 2024, when he was charged with the alleged murder of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart. According to Kekana, he was subjected to severe police assault during his arrest, including threats to shoot him in the head if he did not confess to the murder.",
  "summary": "Kekana, Vusimuzi Matlala and 3 others are on trial for three alleged assassination attempts",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}