{"id":43881,"date":"2024-12-12T13:53:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T11:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/top-10-finalists-20241211-5\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:49:55","slug":"top-10-finalists-20241211-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/top-10-finalists-20241211-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The votes are in, and we have chosen the Top 10 babies for our 2024 Christmas Baby competition. 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