{"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":1469,"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":"2026-09-19T00:21:08.748621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176"},"episode":{"title":"Ekurhuleni Drops Deputy Chief Amid Legal Storm | Johannesburg News","slug":"ekurhuleni-drops-deputy-chief-amid-legal-storm-johannesburg-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T20:53:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/ekurhuleni-drops-deputy-chief-amid-legal-storm-johannesburg-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/989502cd95fbcc07","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/de66cd86-626b-4631-8730-7b026f761b54.mp3","summary":"Ekurhuleni’s deputy police chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been fired after a months-long suspension, amid mounting legal chaos — including being jailed without bail in a murder case and facing multiple corruption charges tied to a 2019 traffic cover-up. The city manager made the move to protect its reputation, as Mkhwanazi’s pending cases, including accusations of dumping a body in a dam, made him a liability. Both Mkhwanazi and city manager Kagiso Lerutla are set to appear in court on September 29th on fraud, corruption, and obstruction of justice charges. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-09-18-empd-deputy-chief-julius-mkhwanazi-dismissed/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/989502cd95fbcc07 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Ekurhuleni’s deputy police chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been fired after a months-long suspension, amid mounting legal chaos — including being jailed withou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":78,"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/ekurhuleni-drops-deputy-chief-amid-legal-storm-johannesburg-news/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/ekurhuleni-drops-deputy-chief-amid-legal-storm-johannesburg-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}