Parliament property not insured: Public Works DG
A three-day fire destroyed the roof and offices at the parliamentary precinct last week.
The National Freedom Party says the fire damaged property at Parliament was not insured.
A three-day fire destroyed the roof and offices at the parliamentary precinct last week.
The issue of insurance was revealed by the acting director-general of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure Development Imtiaz Fazel.
He was answering questions by MPs.
National Freedom Party MP Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam said this mean taxpayer will have to pay for the damages.
"We established that none of the state properties are insured in the whole country, added to the damaged at parliament remember our offices have been gutted as well, this means computers, desk, printers and everything have been totally destroyed."
On Friday, the Cape Town fire department released an assessment report that indicates that sprinklers within parliament were not serviced since 2017.
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