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  "path": "/politics/2026-05-05-siu-flags-inflated-generator-prices-in-r25m-ditsobotla-contract-probe/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T14:01:58.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Politics",
    "Boikhutsong Pump Stations",
    "Ditsobotla local municipality",
    "fruitless and wasteful expenditure",
    "Inflated Generator Prices",
    "Irregular Procurement",
    "Maluti-A-Phofung municipality",
    "municipal corruption",
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    "SCM Misconduct",
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    "Special Tribunal"
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  "textContent": "The SIU has referred a R25 million generator procurement investigation involving Ditsobotla Local Municipality to the Special Tribunal after uncovering inflated pricing, irregular expenditure and procurement breaches",
  "title": "SIU flags inflated generator prices in R25m Ditsobotla contract probe"
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