{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mthatha Express","provider_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress","title":"Police launches extortion hotline number in Mthatha","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lwHPMEfpIE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/police-launches-extortion-hotline-number-in-mthatha-20240826\/\">Police launches extortion hotline number in Mthatha<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/police-launches-extortion-hotline-number-in-mthatha-20240826\/embed\/#?secret=lwHPMEfpIE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Police launches extortion hotline number in Mthatha&#8221; &#8212; Mthatha Express\" data-secret=\"lwHPMEfpIE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0e28fe4ce27f4a19ae505db1f1f19233.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"Following recent media reports of an alleged wave of extortion incidents in various parts of the province, with Mthatha being identified as the hotspot area, police records had fewer reported criminal cases. This prompted senior management in the Eastern Cape to launch a 24\/7 hotline in Mthatha on August 23."}