{
  "id": 15859757,
  "title": "Growing concerns over proposed cuts to MyCiTi bus funding, ahead to the budget speech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/growing-concerns-over-proposed-cuts-to-myciti-bus-funding-ahead-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T07:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-10-21-growing-concerns-over-proposed-cuts-to-myciti-bus-funding-ahead-to-the-budget-speech/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The City of Cape Town says proposed reductions and the possible phasing out of the Public Transport Network Grant could threaten future MyCiTi expansion, although funding for Phase 2A is currently allocated until June 2028.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Proposed MyCiTi funding cuts raise concerns over expansion to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/proposed-myciti-funding-cuts-raise-concerns-over-expansion-to",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:46:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}