{"id":1596,"date":"2025-07-17T11:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/channelafrica.smmecorner.com\/?page_id=1596"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:15:11","slug":"special-projects-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/special-projects-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1596\" class=\"elementor elementor-1596\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e3458 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0e3458\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e73fde e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e73fde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5128f6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8c79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d8c79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AFRICA MATTERS SUMMIT<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f45ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f45ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChannel Africa will be hosting the first ever Africa Matters Summit on 25 March in Johannesburg, South Africa.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df1a9f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5df1a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/special-project\/africa-matters-summit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Event<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"364\" class=\"elementor 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