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  "id": 7744446,
  "title": "WATCH: Madlanga Commission probes public-official vetting as anti-corruption expert Laura Pop takes the stand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/watch-madlanga-commission-probes-public-official-vetting-as-anti",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T08:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-16-watch-madlanga-commission-probes-public-official-vetting-as-anti-corruption-expert-laura-pop-takes-the-stand/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Laura Pop, of the World Bank and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), addresses the Madlanga Commission on systems designed to identify integrity risks among public officials.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "‘Criminality is staring you in the face’: Madlanga Commission questions stalled JMPD cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/criminality-is-staring-you-in-the-face-madlanga-commission-questions",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Madlanga Commission to hear evidence from a vetting expert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/madlanga-commission-to-hear-evidence-from-a-vetting-expert",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:08:25.000Z"
      }
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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."
}