{
  "id": 14964250,
  "title": "CETA faces scrutiny over R29m in failed projects and R956m in irregular expenditure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ceta-faces-scrutiny-over-r29m-in-failed-projects-and-r956m-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-10-16-ceta-faces-scrutiny-over-r29m-in-failed-projects-and-r956m-in-irregular-expenditure/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has questioned CETA’s project spending, financial controls and recovery prospects after the authority received a qualified audit opinion.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}