{
  "id": 8041835,
  "title": "DA’s R500,000 crime reward raises questions as police say they were not consulted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/das-r500-000-crime-reward-raises-questions-as-police-say-they-were",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-17-das-r500000-crime-reward-raises-questions-as-police-say-they-were-not-consulted/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The discovery of the ninth woman's body in Ekurhuleni in nine weeks has intensified scrutiny of the police investigation, while questions have emerged over a R500,000 reward announced by the Democratic Alliance.",
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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."
}