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The man suspected of starting an inferno that destroyed South Africa’s parliament building was charged with terrorism during his second court appearance on Tuesday.. Suspect in South Africa’s parliament fire charged with terrorism | Main | English edition | Agencia EFE

A fire at the University of Cape Town's Upper Campus has been extinguished after breaking out on Wednesday night. The fire, on a vacant field near the top dam, was doused within two hours.

In a statement, UCT said the fire posed "no danger to any human life" and was "very far from any buildings or infrastructure".This is the second fire to affect the university in a year. In A...

Johannesburg, Jan 3 (EFE).- Firefighters Monday were fighting to extinguish the remaining active flames at the South African parliament building a day after a major fire broke out and destroyed a large part of the historic structure in Cape Town. Local media outlets said that although emergency crews brought the blaze under control Sunday night, …

Johannesburg, Jan 2 (EFE).- A fire has broken out at South Africa’s parliament building in Cape Town, local authorities confirmed Sunday. Firefighters have been battling the flames at the building complex housing the Old Assembly Chamber and the National Council of Provinces, according to minister of public works and infrastructure Patricia de Lille. “The fire …

Johannesburg, Jan 2 (EFE).- A fire that broke out early Sunday morning in the South African Parliament building is still burning more than 12 hours after being detected with Cape Town emergency crews so far unable to prevent the collapse of parts of the structure. “The roof has caught fire and the National Assembly building …

There’s no doubt that 2021 was a terrible year, but it wasn’t as bad as we think it was.

Refliwe Moloto speaks to Frans van Rooyen, Table Mountain National Park Manager, to find out about the clean-up progress. 

Assistant Director-General for UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector, Mr Tawfik Jelassi, made this point during UNESCO’S Memory of the World

There has been good progress on the UCT Jagger Library's salvage project, almost two months after the fire that struck the university’s upper campus in April.