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Added on the 03/01/2022 17:20:44 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The suspect accused of starting the blaze that ravaged South Africa's parliament appears at the Cape Town Magistrates Court to be charged for arson. The hearing is remanded until January the 11th. IMAGES
Fire fighters leave the scene now that a huge fire that destroyed a large part of South Africa's parliament is under control. The fire broke out early Sunday in the oldest wing of the parliament complex as dozens of crews battled throughout the day to extinguish the flames. IMAGES
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire which has spread across a mountain near Cape Town and is now threatening South Africa's biggest naval base, as well as nearby homes. IMAGES
EFF political party leader Julius Malema reacts after having been taken out of Parliament during the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s keynote address in Parliament. The opposition lawmakers tried to block him from speaking. Walking out en masse, leftist opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), dressed in their trademark red overalls and worksuits, stormed the stage where Ramaphosa was waiting to deliver the speech. Armed security and police quickly jumped in and forced the MPs off stage. IMAGES
Several dozen demonstrators try to get on the stage where President Cyril Ramaphosa was to make his annual speech on the state of the country, they are intercepted by the security forces present there. Before that, the demonstrators disrupted the ceremony and asked for the resignation of the South African president, as well as the end of power cuts in the country. This comes amid an acute electricity crisis, which has left 60 million South Africans without electricity for hours a day. IMAGES
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