Fresh blaze erupts on roof of National Assembly
After firefighters battled for more than 24 hours to bring the devastating blaze under control, presiding officers were meeting on Monday to assess the damage
The SABC’s acting chief operations officer has much to explain and his appearance before Parliament has done little to dispel growing concerns.
The Egyptian government is ruling out arson or terrorism in the fire that gutted the building which housed the upper chamber of Parliament.
A psychiatric report however says Mafewas not aware of his conduct when he set the national assembly building alight
An estimated R4-million has been budgeted for this year’s event, up sharply from R208 000 in 2021
Speaker expresses ‘shock’ and ‘sadness’ as fire ravages the historic building, causing the ceiling of the National Assembly to cave in. At lunchtime on Sunday, firefighters were still on the scene
The first alarm went off shortly after 6am and five hours later firemen were still battling to bring the blaze under control after it spread to the National Assembly
A fire at parliament’s old assembly building was put out in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The extent of the damage is yet to be determined
It will be the first time the Department of Home Affairs has briefed Parliament on this matter since Malusi Gigaba resigned in November last year