{
  "id": 8246013,
  "title": "BREAKING | EMPD fires Julius Mkhwanazi amid corruption, murder case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/breaking-empd-fires-julius-mkhwanazi-amid-corruption-murder-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/breaking-or-empd-fires-julius-mkhwanazi-amid-corruption-murder-case/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has reportedly been fired amid corruption allegations and a court case linked to a murder.",
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi fired",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/empd-deputy-chief-julius-mkhwanazi-fired",
        "published": "2026-09-18T13:18:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "EMPD top cop Julius Mkhwanazi fired",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/empd-top-cop-julius-mkhwanazi-fired",
        "published": "2026-09-18T14:25:34.000Z"
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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."
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