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  "id": 594277,
  "title": "Outcry over 27 000 vacant teacher posts in South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/outcry-over-27-000-vacant-teacher-posts-in-south-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:00:00.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With over 27 000 teaching vacancies in South Africa, unions warn of a looming crisis that threatens the quality of education and calls for immediate action to recruit and support educators.",
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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."
}