A 49-year-old man is facing charges of arson and theft in the blaze, which started Sunday and heavily damaged legislative buildings in Cape Town.
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Your Monday Briefing: South Africa’s Parliament Burns
Plus a breach in the DMZ and posturing about women’s rights in China.
South Africa Parliament Fire Still Burning After Hours
Officials warned that the damage to the buildings would be extensive. A man was arrested on Sunday morning inside the parliamentary complex, Parliament’s spokesman said.
With a Simple Funeral, South Africa Bids Farewell to Desmond Tutu
The archbishop and Nobel laureate left plans for an unostentatious ceremony, which were stripped back further under Covid restrictions.
In Remembering Tutu, South Africa Reckons With Lasting Challenges
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s death has reignited a public conversation about the state of the country’s reconciliation process and its democracy.
South Africa Says It Has Passed Its Fourth Wave of Cases
Case counts are down by 30 percent in the last week, researchers in the country said.
J. & J. Booster Protects Against Severe Omicron, Study Says
Two shots of the vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization from the fast-spreading variant by 85 percent, a clinical trial found.
South Africa Begins a Week of Mourning for Desmond Tutu
The cleric and anti-apartheid activist’s funeral will be held on Jan. 1 at the cathedral where he served as South Africa’s first Black archbishop.
The Time Archbishop Tutu Was Searched at the Airport
A former South Africa bureau chief for The Times recalls telling moments with the anti-apartheid religious leader.
Even in Retirement, Desmond Tutu Remained South Africa’s Moral Compass
The Nobel laureate retired from public life over a decade ago, but he continued to advocate social justice, gay rights and environmentalism.