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  "id": 2256560,
  "title": "When every room resets the clock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/when-every-room-resets-the-clock",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-08-20-when-every-room-resets-the-clock/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, reflects on the unique exhaustion faced by black women leaders who are constantly asked to prove their competence, despite their achievements. She discusses the institutional biases that make leadership more costly for some and calls for systemic change.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}