{
  "id": 12109341,
  "title": "R400bn needed to fix water crisis in 107 municipalities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/r400bn-needed-to-fix-water-crisis-in-107-municipalities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-05-r400bn-needed-to-fix-water-crisis-in-107-municipalities/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa's worsening municipal water crisis could require about R400 billion to address, with 107 of the country's 144 water services authorities rated poor or critical in at least one key performance area.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}