{
  "id": 13113255,
  "title": "School exclusion leaves Cape Town child vulnerable to gang exploitation, grandmother says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/school-exclusion-leaves-cape-town-child-vulnerable-to-gang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/2026-10-09-school-exclusion-leaves-cape-town-child-vulnerable-to-gang-exploitation-grandmother-says/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A child-rights advocate is challenging Western Cape authorities over how vulnerable children are supported after school exclusion, alleged gang involvement and exposure to substance abuse.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "THE EDUCATION DESK: School transport crisis puts 71,000 Western Cape learners at risk as fuel costs soar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/the-education-desk-school-transport-crisis-puts-71-000-western-cape",
        "published": "2026-10-09T11:14:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}