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Accused parliament arsonist, Zandile Mafe back in court

LOCAL Alleged parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe is expected to appear at the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court today following the January torching of the national Parliament. The state alleges that he broke into parliament with intent to commit terrorism and theft. He’s also facing charges of arson and other additional charges of[…]

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Case against alleged Parliament arsonist postponed

LOCAL Judgment has been reserved in the High Court in Cape Town, in the case of alleged Parliament arsonist, Zandile Mafe’s appeal of a lower court’s refusal to grant him bail. The Regional Court dismissed his bail application in February. Mafe was arrested in January on charges relating to the[…]

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Building on fire in Parliament Avenue in Cape Town

LOCAL Cape Town firefighters are battling a blaze in a building in Parliament Avenue. Councillor JP Smith says six firefighting vehicles and approximately 36 firefighters are on the scene. The fire is burning on the third floor, with initial reports indicating it started in the office space and is spreading[…]

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City of Cape Town welcomes new mayor

LOCAL Geordin Hill Lewis is now officially the City of Cape Towns new Mayor – the youngest mayor in the City’s history at just 34 years old. Hill-Lewis gained 141 votes from the 224 Ballots during the 2021 local government elections. Addressing the City, the mayor says he could not[…]

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National Assembly to elect new Speaker

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa replies to questions in the National Assembly, in Cape Town. The National Assembly is expected to elect a new Speaker on Thursday. The position became vacant following the recent appointment of former Speaker Thandi Modise into the Cabinet. The election will be done via secret ballot at three[…]

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Portfolio Committee on Minerals and Energy to receive legal opinion on Schedule 2 entities

The Portfolio Committee on Minerals and Energy will on Tuesday receive legal opinion from Parliament’s legal services, about the accountability of some so-called Schedule 2 entities, including the Central Energy Fund and the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation. The briefing emanates from the refusal by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy[…]

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Parliament’s Old Assembly Building set alight

A fire has caused extensive damage to parliament’s Old Assembly Building in the Mother City. The blaze, that has since been contained, affected upper floor areas including offices and committee meeting rooms. The rest of the parliament building was not affected. A large part of the building including certain parts[…]

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Parliament denies claims it intends retrenching workers

Parliament has dismissed claims by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) that it intends to retrench workers. Parliament says it is merely affording employees who are close to retirement age, an opportunity to take voluntary early retirement. Parliament says the retrenchment claims by the EFF are erroneous and misleading as the[…]

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