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S African national assembly entirely destroyed by fire
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CAP TOWN, 04 December 2022, (TON): A spokesperson said “a massive fire in South Africa's houses of parliament in Cape Town has burned down the entire National Assembly where elected parliamentarians sit.”
Moloto Mothapo said "the entire chamber where the members sit has burned down.”
He added that the blaze had still not been extinguished.
The historic building houses a collection of rare books and the original copy of the former Afrikaans national anthem used during the apartheid era, "Die Stem Suid-Afrika" ("The Voice of South Africa"), which was already damaged.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but an investigation has been opened and an individual held.
President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters at the scene earlier yesterday that an arrest had been made.
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