MPs are on Friday expected to receive a preliminary report on what has transpired since a fire gutted the National Assembly buildings earlier this month.
This, he said, had affected the work that the police have to do. “There is a closing report ... in the public domain that emanates from the Cape Town fire department on what their assessment is. That report in no way replaces the forensic work that needs to be done inside the building to try to come to a point where we can say where and how the fire started. That is the work of the police and they are continuing with that.
Discussions continue regarding plans for the state of the nation address taking place on February 10 at the“Since the fire started, there was immediate discussion and consultation between the chairperson of the NCOP, speaker, leaders and representatives of various political parties. This was followed up on Monday afternoon where the speaker had a meeting of all political parties in the National Assembly and 10 parties were briefed on the developments taking place.
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