{"id":1395,"date":"2025-07-20T12:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2025-07-20T12:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:11:54","slug":"condolences-for-family-of-sowetan-editor-pearl-sebolao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/?p=1395","title":{"rendered":"Condolences for family of Sowetan editor Pearl Sebolao"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Government has extended its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Executive Editor of the Sowetan, Pearl Sebolao.<\/p>\n<p>The renowned journalist and editor passed away on Saturday after a short illness at the Johannesburg Surgical Hospital in Northcliff in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe mourn the passing of a dedicated journalist and committed media professional who helped shape the narrative of our time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay her loved ones find comfort and strength during this difficult period, and may her memory continue to inspire all who work towards a better South Africa. May her soul rest in peace,\u201d Government Communication and Information System Acting Director-General Nomonde Mnukwa said. &#8211;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share-icons inline-flex items-center\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government has extended its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1397,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395\/revisions\/1397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixleyindependent.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}