{"id":46074,"date":"2023-02-13T18:06:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-executive_management-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:44:21","slug":"leadership-and-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/leadership-and-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership and Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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