{
  "id": 18745486,
  "title": "Contractor faces loss of R1.68m Paarl home over unpaid R165,000 construction debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/contractor-faces-loss-of-r1-68m-paarl-home-over-unpaid-r165-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/2026-11-07-contractor-faces-loss-of-r168m-paarl-home-over-unpaid-r165000-construction-debt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Western Cape High Court has authorised the sale of a Paarl contractor's R1.68 million home to recover an unpaid construction debt of about R165,000, but postponed the sale until March 2027 to protect his children's interests.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}