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  "path": "/thought-leader/opinion/2026-03-26-university-of-applied-science-and-innovation-a-critical-chapter-for-south-africas-youth/",
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  "textContent": "The case for this institution is not abstract. It is grounded in South Africa’s own policy direction",
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