{
  "id": 7973983,
  "title": "Thoshan Panday asks court to end World Cup tender case after 16-year delay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/thoshan-panday-asks-court-to-end-world-cup-tender-case-after-16-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-09-17-thoshan-panday-asks-court-to-end-world-cup-tender-case-after-16-year-delay/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Durban businessman Thoshan Panday has asked the High Court to halt the criminal case linked to alleged 2010 World Cup police accommodation irregularities, arguing that delays in obtaining disclosure have prejudiced his defence.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}