{
  "id": 7262271,
  "title": "Investigation launched into five-year-old’s playground injury at Tshwane school",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/investigation-launched-into-five-year-olds-playground-injury-at",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-14T06:16:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health-e News",
    "slug": "health-e-news",
    "url": "https://health-e.org.za/2026/09/14/investigation-launched-into-five-year-olds-playground-injury-at-tshwane-school/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An investigation has been launched into an injury suffered by a five-year-old girl at a Tshwane primary school. The incident occurred on Monday, 24 August, at Nchuncheko Primary School in Soshanguve during a lunch break. According to the girl's mother, Katlego Setshedi was injured while playing on a metal swing when a loose screw caused significant vaginal bleeding. The school did not provide any first aid or inform the parents about the incident. Katlego was taken to a local clinic, from where she was later admitted to Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital for surgery. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is investigating the incident. The school is about a kilometre from Block X Clinic, which is within walking distance.",
  "summary": "Health-e News Investigation launched into five-year-old’s playground injury at Tshwane school The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is investigating a case after a five-year-old Grade R learner was injured at a Tshwane primary school and later required surgery. Katlego Setshedi was injured while playing on a metal swing at Nchuncheko Primary School in Soshanguve during lunch break on Monday,…",
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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."
}