{
  "id": 10661471,
  "title": "Durban High Court blocks eThekwini’s bid to cut security firms’ rates to 2017 levels",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/durban-high-court-blocks-ethekwinis-bid-to-cut-security-firms-rates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-09-29-durban-high-court-blocks-ethekwinis-bid-to-cut-security-firms-rates-to-2017-levels/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Durban High Court found that an eight-year-old order did not freeze six security companies’ rates at September 2017 levels, barring eThekwini Municipality from cutting payments or recovering alleged overpayments.",
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