Work to begin soon on Parliament restorations

The Rebuilding of Parliament is set to begin soon, but an actual date has not yet been set.

The building will be handed back to Parliament on Monday by the public works and infrastructure department.

Minister Patricia de Lille says the Development of Bank of Southern Africa will be responsible for completing the restoration.

De Lille also says that Parliament will be accountable to South Africans for the project.

She said, “the report that we had presented to Parliament on the 27 May from Coega they have estimated and projected a R2.2 billion spend. 18 months repair for the Old Assembly and two years for the new wing.”

“But the development bank of Southern Africa has been able to truncate the timelines. They will start with Old Assembly to make that usable while work continues on new wing. Secretary of Parliament and presiding officers will now have oversight over DBSA.”

Source: eNCA

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“We suspect drug overdose because we have found drugs in her bedroom when we were combing the house for possible leads to her death,” the police officer told the publication. They further stated that they are looking into surveillance cameras to determine who might have been the last person to be with Shongwe while she was alive. Learn More