{"id":82686,"date":"2023-11-15T04:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T02:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/schools-mondeor-eco-has-new-principal-20231114-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:16:35","slug":"schools-mondeor-eco-has-new-principal-20231114-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/schools-mondeor-eco-has-new-principal-20231114-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOLS: Mondeor Eco has new principal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_2dac29da\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9841\/5063a2858dda45319e6fdf0af5ad470c.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3620b4d293594fa48fcb3f11783139f5.jpg\" title=\"Punt welcoming the Mondeor staff back to school 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