{"id":48863,"date":"2023-11-16T15:32:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/correction-and-apology-20231116-7\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:51:07","slug":"correction-and-apology-20231116-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/correction-and-apology-20231116-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Correction and apology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Wednesday 8 November <em>TygerBurger <\/em>published a letter by<br>\nBrackenfell resident Pine Pienaar (\u201cDevelopers \u2018will get their way\u201d in<br>\nBrackenfell\u201d) in which allegations were made against City of Cape Town<br>\ncouncillors, Grant Twigg and Mariaan Nieuwoudt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/784a92be8e2c4fc5b60ce60955c4b421.jpg\" alt=\"Letter - \u201cDevelopers \u2018will get 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