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  "path": "/news/2026-04-24-from-freedom-to-looting/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T22:25:00.000Z",
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    "National",
    "Blue-light",
    "Brown Mogotsi",
    "Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department",
    "Fannie Masemola",
    "Fannie Nkosi",
    "Gareth Mnisi",
    "Julius Mkhwanazi",
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  "textContent": "Explosive testimony before the Madlanga Commission has laid bare allegations of cartel-linked corruption involving senior police officials and municipal departments, raising fresh questions about procurement processes, criminal accountability and governance in South Africa’s law enforcement system",
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