{
  "id": 1694172,
  "title": "CPUT gives students 24 hours to vacate residences after Bellville campus fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cput-gives-students-24-hours-to-vacate-residences-after-bellville",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/education/2026-08-18-cput-gives-students-24-hours-to-vacate-residences-after-bellville-campus-fire/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CPUT has shut down all campuses and ordered students to vacate university residences within 24 hours following an arson attack at the Bellville campus, after escalating protests over proposed 2027 financial clearance and registration requirements.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "CPUT students given 24 hours to leave residences following arson attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cput-students-given-24-hours-to-leave-residences-following-arson",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}