{"id":16612,"date":"2021-05-23T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-at-alert-level-3-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-05-23T14:17:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T12:17:12","slug":"delay-to-start-of-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/delay-to-start-of-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Delay to the start of the second term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear SPU Students and Staff<\/p>\n<p>The University Management is putting in place measures to effectively curb the spread of the COVID-19 infections on campus and its effects on the surrounding communities. 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