{
  "id": 753550,
  "title": "eThekwini spends R15m hiring ICC as City Hall repairs drag on",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/ethekwini-spends-r15m-hiring-icc-as-city-hall-repairs-drag-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/2026-08-13-ethekwini-spends-r15m-hiring-icc-as-city-hall-repairs-drag-on/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The eThekwini Municipality has allocated R15 million over three years to hire the Durban International Convention Centre",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Renovations at Durban City Hall: eThekwini Municipality's R15 million ICC expenditure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/renovations-at-durban-city-hall-ethekwini-municipalitys-r15-million",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:23:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}