{"id":300418,"date":"2023-12-13T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/team-on-a-christmas-break-20231212\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T11:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:41:02","slug":"team-on-a-christmas-break-20231212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/team-on-a-christmas-break-20231212\/","title":{"rendered":"Team on a Christmas break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <span><em>Express<\/em> <\/span>team is taking a well-deserved break for the Christmas recess. 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