{
  "id": 1701925,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-08-18-cput-students-given-24-hours-to-leave-residences-following-arson-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Following an arson attack at its Bellville campus, CPUT has ordered all students to vacate residences within 24 hours, amid rising tensions over proposed financial clearance rules for 2027.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:53:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}