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  "id": 8268549,
  "title": "Judgment reserved in Thoshan Panday’s bid to have World Cup corruption case dismissed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/judgment-reserved-in-thoshan-pandays-bid-to-have-world-cup-corruption",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/2026-09-18-judgment-reserved-in-thoshan-pandays-bid-to-have-world-cup-corruption-case-dismissed/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Durban businessman Thoshan Panday and eight co-accused say prolonged delays in receiving prosecution material have prejudiced their defence. The State disputes this, saying it has been ready for trial and has offered controlled access to sensitive information.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "BREAKING | Thoshan Panday case hangs in the balance as court reserves judgment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/breaking-thoshan-panday-case-hangs-in-the-balance-as-court-reserves",
        "published": "2026-09-18T13:51:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}