{
  "id": 16284914,
  "title": "FF Plus candidates undeterred by stance on BEE and AA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ff-plus-candidates-undeterred-by-stance-on-bee-and-aa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:50:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ff-plus-candidates-undeterred-by-stance-on-bee-and-aa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) councillor candidates remain undeterred by the party's opposition to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Affirmative Action (AA) schemes. Councillor Siphiwe Mhlongo from Madibeng outside Pretoria emphasized the party's commitment to building a nation for all races. He stated, \"South Africa belongs to all who live in it, so if we respect the Constitution and we love the reconciliation project, I am challenging everybody to say we are going to build the economy that has white people in it, not the economy that isolates them because there is a bitter history between us, economic history.\" Mhlongo further explained that while the party acknowledges past injustices, they aim to incorporate the experiences of various groups into the economic table for meaningful interaction and progress.",
  "summary": "Freedom Front Plus councillor candidates say they are undeterred by opposition to BEE and AA",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}