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  "id": 5436860,
  "title": "The dying art behind Esther Mnguni’s World Cup tributes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/the-dying-art-behind-esther-mngunis-world-cup-tributes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/friday/2026-09-03-the-dying-art-behind-esther-mnguni-s-world-cup-tributes/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ndebele artist Gogo Esther Mnguni has transformed historic World Cup rugby and netball match balls into cultural masterpieces, showcasing a rare chicken-feather brush technique practised by fewer than 10 people.",
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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."
}