{"id":34476,"date":"2025-02-28T15:35:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T13:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?page_id=34476"},"modified":"2025-03-09T18:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:24:36","slug":"story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/submit\/story\/","title":{"rendered":"Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5e76100 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-87beb0d0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f5bb311e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-92b9201d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-submit-a-community-story\">Submit a Community Story<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-696247f6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Share Your Story<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e0082cf6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Every community has stories worth telling\u2014whether it&#8217;s an inspiring individual, a local initiative making a difference, or an event bringing people together. 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