President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed off on the creation of a Critical Infrastructure Council, meant to help counter threats to key infrastructure in South Africa.
Instead of spreading conspiracy theories, politicians can do something constructive in the aftermath of the fire that severely damaged several parliamentary buildings, including the National Assembly chamber.
Like much of 2021, Friday’s last sitting of the House was mostly about political point scoring – playing to the cameras given that online parliamentary meetings dominated Covid-19 Lockdown Year Two, Day 624.
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