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  "path": "/news/2026-04-28-empd-deputy-chief-mkhwanazi-released-on-r30-000-bail/",
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    "National",
    "Bail Application",
    "Boksburg Magistrate Court",
    "Corruption allegations",
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    "Ekurhuleni City Manager",
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  "textContent": "Mkhwanazi appeared alongside Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla, who allegedly paid R400 000 for him to arrange for a civilian, Thabang Tsotetsi, to impersonate him in court in an excessive speeding case",
  "title": "EMPD deputy chief Mkhwanazi released on R30 000 bail"
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