Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George calls Thursday 'the most important day in the history of our Parliament' during a ceremony with media.
Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George calls Thursday "the most important day in the history of our Parliament" during a ceremony with media.
He said in 2014 Parliament had been declared a point of national heritage as it had become the “epitome” and “bastion of democracy”. So the fire had disrupted much of the work of its members.George said the reconstruction project would look at restoring and modernising the building. So while there were criticisms that it appeared nothing had been done for so long, this was not the case, he said.
A plan for the reconstruction of the building was then started, with auditing, obtaining permits, and other processes following. Much time was also spent providing 155 offices to members.The first phase of work is the clearance and removal of the fire-damaged sections in May. The second phase will see the main work done on new designs by the end of August.Parliament’s presiding officers Lechesa Tsenoli and Amos Masondo celebrate the beginning of the reconstruction.
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