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Zandile Christmas Mafe briefly appeared at the Western Cape High Court on Friday.

Zandile Christmas Mafe is expected to appear in the Western Cape High Court on Friday for allegeldy setting fire to Parliament, but will he pitch up in the dock?

Enoch Godongwana announced during the Mid-Term Budget that R2 billion will be set aside for the restoration of the parliamentary buildings.

Funds to restore parliament buildings gutted by fire earlier this year will be paid directly to the legislature and not to the department of public works and infrastructure [DPWI] which manages the parliamentary precinct and provides infrastructure support to the institution.

Parliament has abandoned its earlier plan to use modular units on the parliamentary precinct, opting to rather use the money that it would have cost towards the estimated R2.2 billion required to repair the buildings razed in the 2 January fire.



Our Correspondent Imphal, Oct. 18 (EMN): Museum and Archives of Manipur assembly, the first in Northeast celebrated its 4th foundation day at its Old Manipur Assembly Complex in Imphal town on Tuesday. MAHUD & Rural Development & Panchayati Raj minister Y Khemchand Singh, Former Speaker and sitting MLA Thokchom Lokeshwar of Manipur Legislative Assembly, MLA Kh Ibomcha of Lamlai constituency and Secretary K Meghajit Singh of Manipur Legislative Assembly were present during the foundation ...

 

Suspected Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe’s bid for freedom has gone up in flames.

At R1.5-billion or so, costs of restoring National Assembly and Old Assembly buildings stand against relocating Parliament to Tshwane cost.

Officers of the South African Police Service (SAPS) inspectorate for critical infrastructure – the ex-national key points – milled about Parliament in the week of 11 September; often armed with clipboards, always asking questions. The national police commissioner also briefed the institution....