{"id":48967,"date":"2019-07-04T14:53:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T12:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/boys-choir-thrills-local-audience-20190703\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:14:02","slug":"boys-choir-thrills-local-audience-20190703","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/boys-choir-thrills-local-audience-20190703\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys choir thrills local audience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"a361e3a5\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9069\/ff52bf5405ff43cb9773fe16d364c344.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9069\/c6c7859e79424b589ac8b5294a092757.jpg\" title=\"Members of the Drakensberg Boys Choir perform at the Union High School last week.                                    Photo:SUPPLIED \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Members of the Drakensberg Boys Choir perform at the Union High School last week.                                    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