firefighters in south africa say a blaze that devastated the houses of parliament in cape town on sunday has restarted after previously reporting that the flames had been brought under control. the bbc s southern africa correspondent nomsa maseko reports. 24 2a hours after a blaze tour through south africa s parliament, firefighters are still putting out hot spots. the damages are to be extensive. the roof of the national assembly, which is the main debating chamber, collapsed and the room was gutted. a team of experts is combing through the scene. we can combing through the scene. - can confirm that one of the biggest losses the people of south africa have suffered in this fire is the complete of the national assembly chamber, the national assembly chamber, the national assembly and joint seedings of the two houses. the national assembly and the national provinces. historic artefacts national provinces. historic artefacts survived - national provinces. historic artefacts s
hello and welcome. the south african authorities say that a massive fire inside the parliament building in cape town has completely destroyed the national assembly. police have arrested a forty nine year old suspect, and charged him with theft and arson. the building was empty for the new year holidays and there ve been no casualties. president cyril ramaphosa, who earlier visited the scene, described the fire as devastating. our correspondent nomsa maseko has more from capetown. an historic building on fire. plumes of smoke engulfing south africa s parliament. within hours, the fire tore through the complex and completely destroyed the main debating chamber. sirens. more than 60 fire fighters battling to extinguish the blaze. the damage is significant and there are fears that some parts of the structure which was built in the late 1800s could collapse. the entire parliamentary complex is severely damaged, waterlogged and smoke damaged. so there is going to be damage extensiv
an historic building on fire. plumes of smoke engulfing south africa s parliament. within hours, the fire tore through the complex and completely destroyed the main debating chamber. sirens. more than 60 fire fighters battling to extinguish the blaze. the damage is significant and there are fears that some parts of the structure which was built in the late 1800s could collapse. the entire parliamentary complex is severely damaged, waterlogged and smoke damaged. so there is going to be damage extensively. the roof above the old assembly chamber, the old assembly hall, is completely gone. many high profile south african politicians including president cyril ramaphosa were in cape town for the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu, which took place at st george s cathedral, a block away from the parliament precinct. this is devastating news. it is a terrible and devastating event. particularly after we gave the arch what i would call the best sendoff yesterday. the minister respons
and we ll be finding out why so many people live to celebrate their one hundreth birthday in this part of italy. the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter, richard leakey, has died at the age of 77. his discoveries were crucial in shedding light on the emergence of modern man. richard leakey also took a stand on the front line of the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. the bbc s tim allman looks back at his life and career. richard leakey helped tell the story of where we came from, but he was also concerned about where we are going. he made his name in the study of human evolution. his discoveries, including the famous turkana boy skeleton, helped transform our understanding of the origins of humanity. i think africa is beginning to recognise that our heritage is real. i think we re beginning to realise that blue eyed guys like you and scandinavians and people all over the world are actually part of the african diaspora. that s powerful. as was his committment
birthday in this part of italy. the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. his discoveries were crucial in shedding light on the emergence of modern man. richard leakey also took a stand on the front line of the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. the bbc s tim allman looks back at his life and career. richard leakey helped tell the story of where we came from, but he was also concerned about where we are going. he made his name in the study of human evolution. his discoveries, including the famous turkana boy skeleton, helped transform our understanding of the origins of humanity. i think africa is beginning to recognise that our heritage is real. i think we re beginning to realise that blue eyed guys like you, and scandinavians and people from all over the world, are actually a part of the african diaspora. that s powerful. as was his commitment to conservation. in 1989 he was appointed head of kenya s national wildlif