{"id":49445,"date":"2022-05-27T10:29:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T08:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/watch-arrest-imminent-in-justicefornamhla-murder-case-cele-20220526\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T22:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:29:01","slug":"watch-arrest-imminent-in-justicefornamhla-murder-case-cele-20220526","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/watch-arrest-imminent-in-justicefornamhla-murder-case-cele-20220526\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | Arrest imminent in #JusticeForNamhla murder case &#8211; Cele"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_478f9270\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SElUj02oLRs\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Police Minister Bheki Cele says police are on \u2018solid ground\u2019 in solving the murder case of former OR Tambo District Municipality 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