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+'use client'
+
+import { useEmDashContent } from '@/hooks/useEmDashContent'
+import Image from 'next/image'
+import { ArrowRight } from 'lucide-react'
+
+export default function ImveloInsightsSection() {
+  const { items, loading } = useEmDashContent('posts')
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex justify-center py-16">
+        <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-current border-t-transparent animate-spin" />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section
+      id="stories"
+      data-vula-section="imveloinsights"
+      data-vula-cms="posts"
+      className="py-16 bg-white"
+    >
+      <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+        <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold text-[#d4af37] text-center mb-4">Imvelo Insights</h2>
+        <p className="text-center text-neutral-600 mb-12 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+          Stories from our journal — wildlife encounters, braai recipes, and local gems in Pietermaritzburg.
+        </p>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-8">
+          {items.slice(0, 3).map((item) => {
+            const d = item.data as { title?: string; excerpt?: string; body?: string; author?: string; category?: string; image?: string }
+            const imageUrl = d.image || 'https://images.pexels.com/photos/37238864/pexels-photo-37238864.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=350'
+            return (
+              <article key={item.id} className="rounded-xl border border-neutral-100 bg-white shadow-[var(--shadow-card)] hover:shadow-[var(--shadow-lifted)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 transition-all duration-200 ease-out overflow-hidden">
+                <div className="aspect-video relative overflow-hidden">
+                  <Image src={imageUrl} alt={d.title || 'Journal post'} fill sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw" className="object-cover hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-500 ease-out" />
+                </div>
+                <div className="p-5">
+                  {d.category && (
+                    <span className="text-xs uppercase tracking-widest text-[#2563eb] font-semibold">{d.category}</span>
+                  )}
+                  <h3 className="mt-2 text-lg font-bold text-[#111827]">{d.title || 'Untitled'}</h3>
+                  <p className="mt-2 text-neutral-600 text-sm line-clamp-3">{d.excerpt || d.body?.slice(0, 150) || ''}</p>
+                  <div className="mt-4 flex items-center justify-between">
+                    {d.author && <span className="text-xs text-neutral-500">By {d.author}</span>}
+                    <span className="inline-flex items-center text-[#d4af37] font-medium text-sm hover:underline cursor-pointer">
+                      Read more <ArrowRight className="ml-1 w-3 h-3" />
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </article>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}