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  "id": 663170,
  "title": "Why South Africa has over 27 000 unfilled teaching positions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/why-south-africa-has-over-27-000-unfilled-teaching-positions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "South Africa's education system is in crisis, with over 27,000 teaching posts unfilled and thousands of qualified teachers left unemployed.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/malawi-repatriation-programme-closes-after-56-723-nationals-return",
        "published": "2026-08-12T08:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/south-africa-approves-10-year-driving-licences-but-motorists-must",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:15:36.000Z"
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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."
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