{
  "id": 7924433,
  "title": "DBSA slashes municipal lending as R16bn in loans turns risky",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/dbsa-slashes-municipal-lending-as-r16bn-in-loans-turns-risky",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:03:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/dbsa-slashes-municipal-lending-as-r16bn-in-loans-turns-riskydbsa-slashes-municipal-lending-as-r16bn-in-loans-turn-risky/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Has cut its support for municipalities for a second consecutive year but insists it hasn't abandoned the local government sphere.",
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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."
}