{"id":250,"date":"2025-07-20T10:09:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/?p=250"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:13:23","slug":"condolences-for-family-of-sowetan-editor-pearl-sebolao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/2025\/07\/20\/condolences-for-family-of-sowetan-editor-pearl-sebolao\/","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":1,"featured_media":251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250\/revisions\/252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}