As firefighters struggled to tame Sunday’s blaze, a dark plume of smoke and flames rose high into the air above Cape Town. Police said a 49-year-old man had been detained in connection to the fire, which destroyed offices and led to the collapse of some ceilings.
Authorities feared extensive damage to both buildings, which have stark white facades, elaborate roof linings and majestic columns, now all obscured by flames and smoke. There were also fears that priceless artefacts inside, including an original manuscript of South Africa’s Afrikaans national anthem, would be lost forever.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and many of South Africa’s top politicians were in Cape Town for the funeral on Saturday of retired Archbishop and anti-apartheid Desmond Tutu at St George’s Cathedral, about a block away from the parliament.
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