He says he has contacted parliament’s speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, to make their facilities available
Firemen survey the damage after a fire broke out at parliament in Cape Town on January 2 2022. REUTERS/MIKE HUTCHINGS
Cape Town city mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has offered the council chamber, Grand Parade and city hall for sittings of the national assembly and the upcoming state of the nation address .“Cape Town is also the historic seat of parliament, and so we share in the sense of tragedy felt by so many at this time. While the full scale of the damage is being assessed, the city of Cape Town stands ready to do whatever it can to help.
He said he had contacted speaker of parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to make their facilities available.A national tragedy is a time for all of us to do our part to help. Cape Town will do what we can. I’ve been in touch with the Speaker to offer use of our Council Chamber so Parliament can continue to meet, and City Hall for the State of the Nation Address
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