{
  "id": 5029970,
  "title": "Eastern Cape teacher wins promotion battle after school appointed candidate with lower score",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/eastern-cape-teacher-wins-promotion-battle-after-school-appointed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-02-eastern-cape-teacher-wins-promotion-battle-after-school-appointed-candidate-with-lower-score/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ELRC found that an Eastern Cape teacher was unfairly denied a departmental-head post after scoring 92 points, while the appointed candidate scored 80.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}