{
  "id": 5300433,
  "title": "11-year-old boy circumcised by schoolmates in South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/11-year-old-boy-circumcised-by-schoolmates-in-south-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:12:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/11-year-old-boy-circumcised-by-schoolmates-in-south-africa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An 11-year-old boy was forcibly circumcised by older pupils in a South African school toilet, according to Punch Nigeria. The incident is being investigated by the police.\n\nIn other news, Enos Mafokate, a pioneering South African show jumper and founder of the Soweto Equestrian Centre, has passed away at the age of 80, as reported by the Mail and Guardian.\n\nThe South African Weather Service has warned of an increased risk of extreme heat, drought, and veld fires due to a strengthening El Niño, as reported by the Arabian Post. The World Meteorological Organization has forecast a near-100 per cent probability that El Niño will persist through February 2027.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sharpeville-massacre-survivors-start-legal-fight-for-justice-in-south",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:14:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Driven by money or duty? Why South Africa is seeing 43% surge in election candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/driven-by-money-or-duty-why-south-africa-is-seeing-43-surge-in",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Enos Mafokate: South Africa’s King of Horses sadly reaches the finish line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/enos-mafokate-south-africas-king-of-horses-sadly-reaches-the-finish",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:29:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "11-year-old boy circumcised by schoolmates in South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/11-year-old-boy-circumcised-by-schoolmates-in-south-africa-5300859",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:14:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}