{"id":45792,"date":"2019-04-03T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=45792"},"modified":"2019-04-03T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T15:40:00","slug":"africa-check-latest-employment-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/africa-check-latest-employment-opportunity.html","title":{"rendered":"Africa Check Latest Employment Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Check is a non-profit organisation set up in 2012 to promote accuracy in public debate and the media in Africa. The goal of Africa Check\u2019s work is to raise the quality of information available to society across the continent. 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