Political parties in Parliament differ on whether whites-only settlements should exist

CAPE TOWN - Political parties in Parliament have differed on whether whites-only enclaves like Orania should be allowed to exist or should be integrated with the rest of society.

They were taking part in an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)-sponsored debate in the National Assembly, which called the enclaves like Orania and Kleinfontein "a threat to nation building, non-racialism and social cohesion".

EFF MP Carl Niehaus kicked off the debate and said that the settlements posed a threat to the country.

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"These are not mere settlements, they are deliberate hateful strongholds of racial segregation meticulously designed to fracture our nation and sabotage non-racialism."

But FF Plus MP, Dr Corné Mulder, said that the communities of Orania and Kleinfontein did not originate overnight and had every right to exist.

"They are the products of a long, negotiated process between responsible leaders. These negotiations led to the signing of an accord on Afrikaner self-determination on the 23rd of April in 1994."