Fire crews have continued to work at South Africa's national Parliament complex in Cape Town today after a major fire blazed through the buildings a day earlier, causing extensive damage.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs reporters after visiting South Africa's Parliament following a large fire in Cape Town Sunday Jan. 2, 2022.
Before the blaze reignited, authorities had said it had been contained and had begun to assess the damage. The fire had started around 6 a.m. on Sunday morning. The man, who has not been named, was arrested Sunday at the scene, authorities said. South African media reported he had to be rescued from the fire, while questions have been raised over if there was a deliberate attack on the seat of South Africa's democracy.Extensive damage has been done to the stately white and red brick buildings in the Parliament precinct.
The South African Parliament moved to the New Assembly building, built in the style of the old building, in the 1980s and it had been the seat of the national legislature for the momentous end of apartheid and the country's transition to democracy under the presidency of Nelson Mandela.
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