{"id":2405,"date":"2026-11-09T07:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T07:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matlosana.co.za\/news\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T07:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T07:40:03","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matlosana.co.za\/af\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>News from the Matlosana wire<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#555;margin:0 0 18px;\">Headlines via SABC &amp; IOL.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:16px;margin:18px 0;\">\n<div><div class=\"mat-wx-wrap\" style=\"margin:24px 0;text-align:center;\"><h2 style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 0 8px;\">Weather<\/h2><div id=\"mat-wx-6af34cc4518a3\" style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:6px;\"><div id=\"mat-wx-6af34cc4518a3-icon\" style=\"width:80px;height:80px;\"><\/div><p id=\"mat-wx-6af34cc4518a3-text\" style=\"margin:0;color:#555;font-size:14px;\">Loading weather\u2026<\/p><p 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postponed to November 16<\/a><span style=\"color:#d4af37;margin:0 8px;\">\u2022<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/sas-unemployment-rate-rises-to-33-7-in-q3\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#f2d98c;text-decoration:none;margin:0 24px;font-size:13px;\">SA\u2019s unemployment rate rises to 33.7% in Q3<\/a><span style=\"color:#d4af37;margin:0 8px;\">\u2022<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/trilateral-talks-on-russia-ukraine-conflict-begin-in-abu-dhabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#f2d98c;text-decoration:none;margin:0 24px;font-size:13px;\">Trilateral talks on Russia-Ukraine conflict begin in Abu Dhabi<\/a><span style=\"color:#d4af37;margin:0 8px;\">\u2022<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/sello-demands-apology-from-van-den-heever-over-procedural-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#f2d98c;text-decoration:none;margin:0 24px;font-size:13px;\">Sello demands apology from Van den Heever over procedural 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