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Zandile Christmas Mafe was named as the man who allegedly caused the fire that broke out at Parliament over the weekend after he made a short court appearance.
Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has stated that the blame of the fire that broke out at Parliament on Sunday, 2 January cannot be placed on her.
Social media users have been critical of the fire that reignited at the National Assembly on Monday. Some users took digs at the President for the occurrence.
The fire that engulfed the National Assembly in Cape Town flared up again on Monday. Emergency services scrambled to put out the blaze amid windy conditions.
African National Congress chief whip Pemmy Majodina has criticised the Economic Freedom Fighters' suggestion to move Parliament to from Cape Town to Tshwane.
The DA's Helen Zille and EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi have been arguing online due to a difference of opinion on the Parliament fire in Cape Town on 2 January, 2022.
The burning down of Parliament has prompted calls by the Economic Freedom Fighters and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to relocate offices to Pretoria.
President Cyril Ramaphosa held a press briefing about the Parliament fire in Cape Town. The Hawks have arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with the blaze.
A fire has broken out in the Parliamentary Precinct in Cape Town. The Old Assembly Building is at the the centre of the blaze and firefighters are on the scene.
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