{"id":379754,"date":"2026-09-17T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nine-women-found-dead-whats-happening-in-south-africa-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T22:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:00:25","slug":"nine-women-found-dead-whats-happening-in-south-africa-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nine-women-found-dead-whats-happening-in-south-africa-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine women found dead. What&#8217;s happening in South Africa? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/m2-jV69HXhg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nine women found dead. 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