{
  "id": 15190215,
  "title": "Professor Wezile Chitha appointed new Fort Hare vice-chancellor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/professor-wezile-chitha-appointed-new-fort-hare-vice-chancellor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/eastern-cape/2026-10-17-professor-wezile-chitha-appointed-new-fort-hare-vice-chancellor/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Professor Wezile Chitha, president of the Health Professions Council of SA, has been appointed new vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Fort Hare.",
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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."
}