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  "id": 2200498,
  "title": "New Education and Social Development MECs appointed in Western Cape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/new-education-and-social-development-mecs-appointed-in-western-cape",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:00:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-08-20-new-education-and-social-development-mecs-appointed-in-western-cape/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has appointed Jaco Londt as the new MEC for Education and Wendy Kaizer-Philander as the new Social Development Minister, following a Cabinet reshuffle sparked by the recent appointment of an MEC as a minister.",
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Western Regional Co-ordinating Council pledges closer collaboration with MMDCEs to accelerate development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/western-regional-co-ordinating-council-pledges-closer-collaboration",
        "published": "2026-08-20T18:39:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}