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A preliminary report into the Parliament fire revealed that fire doors were open. There is also evidence that suggests the fire started in two different places.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation from the Cape Town City Hall, 32 years since Nelson Mandela's first speech at the same venue on his release from prison in 1990.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation from the Cape Town City Hall, 32 years since Nelson Mandela's first speech at the same venue on his release from prison in 1990.

Cape Town Fire department Station Commander JJ Williams said the valve appeared to have been closed.

The State of The Nation Address will be held at Cape Town City Hall.

National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told journalists on Wednesday she could not speculate on whether the incident at parliament could be linked to last year's unrest.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022.

'Grade one mentality and reasoning capacity,' wrote one tweep after Dudu Zuma tweeted about why the Parliament fire may have been started.

The sprinkler system was two years overdue for service and it’s unclear if the fire alarm at the legislature was active, the report by Cape Town’s chief fire officer notes

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation from the Cape Town City Hall, 32 years since Nelson Mandela's first speech at the same venue on his release from prison in 1990.