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  "id": 7812701,
  "title": "Who gets remembered: The forgotten heroes missing from South Africa’s history books",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/who-gets-remembered-the-forgotten-heroes-missing-from-south-africas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/opinion/2026-09-16-who-gets-remembered-the-forgotten-heroes-missing-from-south-africas-history-books/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s school history often celebrated a narrow set of Afrikaner heroes. A broader national memory should also remember the Padavatan Six, Retha Harmse, Edward Gutsche, Ayakha Godlwana and others whose courage crossed racial and political boundaries.",
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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."
}