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A 49-year-old man is facing charges of arson and theft in the blaze, which started Sunday and heavily damaged legislative buildings in Cape Town.

CAPE TOWN — South African firefighters struggled on Monday to extinguish a new blaze at the complex housing the two chambers of the national parliament in Cape…

The fire that started at Parliament in the early hours of Sunday morning has flared up once more, despite earlier indications that it was under control on Monday. The presiding officers of Parliament are still trying to assess the damage, with engineering and fire forensic teams assigned to inv...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A major fire ripped through South Africas 138-year-old Parliament complex on Sunday, gutting offices and causing some ceilings to...

A large fire has engulfed the South African parliament building in Cape Town, causing great damage at a site where he witnessed some important moments

A MAN (51) has been taken in for questioning in connection with the blaze that tore through the parliament buildings on Sunday 2 January.

President Ramaphosa says an arrest has been made in the case

A suspected arsonist who was arrested over the weekend in connection with a fire at Parliament is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

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

National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says she will not take responsibility for the fire that gutted parliament on Sunday.