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  "id": 864560,
  "title": "Over 27,000 teaching posts remain vacant in South Africa amid high unemployment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/over-27-000-teaching-posts-remain-vacant-in-south-africa-amid-high",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-08-14-over-27000-teaching-posts-remain-vacant-in-south-africa-amid-high-unemployment/"
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  "summary": "As South Africa grapples with high unemployment among teachers, a staggering 27,092 teaching posts remain unfilled, raising concerns about the state of education in the country.",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T18:32:49.000Z"
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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."
}