{"id":60671,"date":"2020-08-06T08:31:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T06:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/donation-helps-learners-20200804-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:37:17","slug":"donation-helps-learners-20200804-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/donation-helps-learners-20200804-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Donation helps learners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_2943e7a4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clarina van Rooyen\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10380\/37d1508c72bc4d97b0e0a3be10504f29.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d6d8d3a528694b2b8ca3552123941c95.jpg\" title=\"Clarina van Rooyen, principal of the Boesmanland High School in Pofadder, receives the masks and sanitisers donated by Konkoonsies Solar Power. 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