Fire-gutted South African parliament seen restarting fully by 2025

Reconstruction of South Africa’s fire-gutted parliament building in Cape Town should be finished by 2025, more than three years after a blaze destroyed
large parts of the precinct, officials said on Tuesday.
One male suspect, who remains in prison awaiting trial, was arrested shortly after the fire started on Jan. 2 last year. It burnt for three days before being completely extinguished, and destroyed the lower house National Assembly chamber.
The Development Bank of Southern Africa will lead the reconstruction project at an estimated cost of 2 billion rand ($110 million), Secretary to Parliament Xolile George told reporters on Tuesday.
“The restoration project provides a unique opportunity to ensure that spaces are designed in a manner that best suits the specific needs of a democratic parliament and to modernise the institution’s digital infrastructure,” George said.