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The party said Patricia de Lille should get the boot for trying to stop the release on an independent report that found Parliament was not in compliance with fire regulations.

Parliament recently announced that several note-worthy events will be held at the Good Hope Chamber, including the Budget Speech

Activists organised under the banner ‘Free Zandile Mafe’ believe the 49-year-old’s life may be in danger.

Zandile Mafe is now in custody at the Pollsmoor Correctional Services facility, pending the availability of a bed at Valkenberg Hospital where he’ll undergo a 30-day psychiatric observation.

Tiwonge Chimbalanga, also known as Aunt Tiwo, was at a court in South Africa yesterday to show support for a homeless man accused of setting fire to

Zandile Mafe was incarcerated a day after the blaze broke out and gutted the National Assembly Chamber and parts of the Old Assembly.

South African Parliament said its lower house, the National Assembly (NA), will host sittings in a much smaller chamber inside the precinct, with some lawmakers to participate nline, after the original chamber was burned down in last weeks ...

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Mafe faces charges relating to arson, possession of an explosive device and housebreaking.

Johannesburg, Jan 11 (EFE).- 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. Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, who was arrested during the fire in parliament on January 2, is also accused of theft, arson, possession of explosives, and illegally gaining …