CAPE TOWN - Political parties in Parliament say they are concerned about the impact a lack of meeting space will have on the seventh administration.
As Parliament looks to move away from hybrid sittings introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the damage left by the fire has left it without a space big enough to accommodate all 400 members. In the first programme committee meeting on Friday, the African National Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters said there was also no caucus space for them, and they’ve had to meet in hotels at their own cost.“Colleagues, it’s not uncommon if you go to other parliaments in the world that when Members of Parliament arrive, and the venue is full, they stand at the back. We must consider those things under the current conditions that we have.
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