{"podcast":{"title":"Johannesburg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","podcast_index_feed_id":7622176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2988,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Johannesburg News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Johannesburg—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Johannesburg News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T12:20:40.042190+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176"},"episode":{"title":"Batohi Blocked from Submitting New Statements","slug":"batohi-blocked-from-submitting-new-statements","published_at":"2026-06-13T14:05:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/batohi-blocked-from-submitting-new-statements","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c66187b9-266a-4381-abe7-a295423cd7bd.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c66187b9-266a-4381-abe7-a295423cd7bd.mp3","summary":"Shamila Batohi’s written submissions to the Nkabinde Inquiry have been blocked—despite her dramatic exit from oral testimony—because allowing new statements would unfairly disadvantage Andrew Chauke, who’s under scrutiny for allegedly targeting black prosecutors during her NDPP tenure. The inquiry, focused on Chauke’s controversial decisions like dropping murder charges against Richard Mdluli—a case Batohi herself once filed—remains on track to deliver its report to Ramaphosa as scheduled. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/9edd3f18082884f4","meta_description":"Shamila Batohi’s written submissions to the Nkabinde Inquiry have been blocked—despite her dramatic exit from oral testimony—because allowing new statemen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":93,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/episodes/batohi-blocked-from-submitting-new-statements/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/batohi-blocked-from-submitting-new-statements.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}