{
  "id": 6399614,
  "title": "Prepare for the holidays: Here’s when schools close",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/prepare-for-the-holidays-heres-when-schools-close",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T08:53:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/education/prepare-for-the-holidays-heres-when-schools-close/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Public school students in South Africa are nearing the end of the third term in the 2026 academic year. According to the official calendar, the third term concludes on Wednesday, September 23rd. This marks a 10-week period that began on Tuesday, July 21st. The third term concludes the day before the National Heritage Day public holiday on Thursday, September 24th. Following this break, students return to school on Tuesday, October 6th for the fourth and final term of the academic year, which is set to run until Wednesday, December 9th.",
  "summary": "After the September break, students will return for the fourth and final term of the 2026 academic year on Tuesday, 6 October.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}