{"id":30914,"date":"2026-03-29T14:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T12:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=special-project&#038;p=30914"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:32:25","slug":"africa-matters-2026-catch-up","status":"publish","type":"special-project","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/special-project\/africa-matters-2026-catch-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Matters 2026 Catch up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Video Embed Code --><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"\/\/player.mangomolo.com\/v1\/playlist?id=137&amp;user_id=194&amp;countries=&amp;zone=&amp;filter=none&amp;autoplay=false&amp;signature=3c045850f7cca3f7fed67ddcadf439f4&amp;layout=vertical&amp;player_profile=MTY3&amp;app_id=65\" 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