{
  "id": 99134,
  "title": "CORRUPTION TRIAL : A R2m promotion that never came: General testifies how career unravelled",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/corruption-trial-a-r2m-promotion-that-never-came-general-testifies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T20:26:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-03-a-r2m-promotion-that-never-came-general-testifies-how-career-unravelled/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The State alleges Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula demanded R2m to secure Noel Ndhlovu’s promotion in the defence force. When that didn’t happen, the retired major general says he was suspended and ultimately overlooked for the job.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}