{
  "id": 2835374,
  "title": "Cape Town allocates R31.9 million for unfinished projects in adjustment budget",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/cape-town-allocates-r31-9-million-for-unfinished-projects-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-08-23-cape-town-allocates-r319-million-for-unfinished-projects-in-adjustment-budget/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The City of Cape Town has allocated R31.9 million from its surplus funds to complete unfinished projects in the 2026/27 financial year, pending approval of rollover of funds by the National and Provincial Treasury. The funds will be used to roll over unspent capital grants and donations across various directorates, increasing the total budget for the new financial year. Mayoral committee member for finance Siseko Mbandezi emphasized that these adjustments will not negatively impact the provision of basic services and noted an increase in the adjusted capital program to R13.375 billion for the 2026/27 financial year.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/nine-year-old-rescued-after-falling-sleep-and-being-locked-inside",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}