{
  "id": 9148850,
  "title": "Labour Court upholds dismissal of Cape Town metro cop after attending year-end party during sick leave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/labour-court-upholds-dismissal-of-cape-town-metro-cop-after-attending",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T13:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-22-labour-court-upholds-dismissal-of-cape-town-metro-cop-after-attending-year-end-party-during-sick-leave/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Labour Court refused to condone SAMWU’s late review application challenging the dismissal of a Cape Town metro officer who attended a staff party on the day he was due to return to work after being booked off sick.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}