{
  "id": 14678332,
  "title": "Author turns pages into a powerful tool to tackle youth challenges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/author-turns-pages-into-a-powerful-tool-to-tackle-youth-challenges",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-10-15-author-turns-pages-into-a-powerful-tool-to-tackle-youth-challenges/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Richards Bay-based author Thandubani Mchunu hopes to use her book Broken Rose: She Was Broken But Never Defeated to promote reading and writing among young people while raising awareness of gender-based violence, bullying, mental health and substance abuse.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}