{"id":51890,"date":"2023-09-26T16:38:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/matjhabeng-service-delivery-suffers-another-blow-20230922\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:07:21","slug":"matjhabeng-service-delivery-suffers-another-blow-20230922","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/matjhabeng-service-delivery-suffers-another-blow-20230922\/","title":{"rendered":"Matjhabeng service delivery suffers another blow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_3649bc22\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9417\/e0ef46fe6a9544b7aa6a604686f3fd1b.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6043fb7307694a689e8df0bdbb4095ff.jpg\" title=\"An asset registry of the procured fleet by the 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