A preliminary report by engineers on the extent of the damage at parliament and the cost and time-frame of the necessary repairs will be handed to public works and infrastructure minister Patricia De Lille on Friday.

De Lille, Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and National Council of Provinces chair Amos Masondo addressed a media briefing on Monday about the fire which ripped through the parliamentary buildings on Sunday...

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