{
  "id": 19659755,
  "title": "Basic Education warns matric candidates to brace for extreme heat and storms as exams enter final stretch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/basic-education-warns-matric-candidates-to-brace-for-extreme-heat-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/education/2026-11-12-basic-education-warns-matric-candidates-to-brace-for-extreme-heat-and-storms-as-exams-enter-final-stretch/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has urged provinces, examination centres and candidates to stay alert to heatwaves, heavy rain and thunderstorms that could disrupt the final stretch of the 2026 exams, while flagging persistent absenteeism among part-time candidates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}