{
  "id": 15382443,
  "title": "The Broken Promise of 1994: Why Economic Freedom Never Arrived",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/the-broken-promise-of-1994-why-economic-freedom-never-arrived",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T08:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/opinion/2026-10-18-the-broken-promise-of-1994-why-economic-freedom-never-arrived/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a country where the promise of democracy feels increasingly elusive, the distance between political participation and true economic freedom has never been more evident. As mounting frustrations give way to populist rhetoric, the legacy of history looms heavily—reminding us of what is at stake if these grievances remain unaddressed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}