{"id":269511,"date":"2025-09-16T17:27:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=269511"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:27:20","slug":"swartlandskou-oes-groot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/swartlandskou-oes-groot\/","title":{"rendered":"Swartlandskou &#8216;oes&#8217; groot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p>Die 91ste Swartlandskou is tussen 3 en 6 September met groot sukses in Moorreesburg aangebied. 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