{
  "id": 4618757,
  "title": "eThekwini government debt rises to R2.6bn as councillors demand tougher action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ethekwini-government-debt-rises-to-r2-6bn-as-councillors-demand",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/dailynews/2026-08-31-ethekwini-government-debt-rises-to-r26bn-as-councillors-demand-tougher-action/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Councillors and ratepayers are calling for tougher collection measures after an eThekwini report recorded R2.6bn owed by government departments and state entities.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}