{
  "id": 17938366,
  "title": "Andile Mngxitama defends controversial remarks on farmer attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/andile-mngxitama-defends-controversial-remarks-on-farmer-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-11-03-andile-mngxitama-defends-controversial-remarks-on-farmer-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MK Party MP Andile Mngxitama has refused to apologise for his controversial remarks about a North West farmer attack, accusing critics of selective outrage while defending his comments about the treatment of black farmworkers.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Mngxitama’s farm attack comments risk fuelling racial tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/mngxitamas-farm-attack-comments-risk-fuelling-racial-tensions",
        "published": "2026-11-03T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}