Cape Town (South Africa)
Suspect Charged With Arson in Fire at South Africa’s Parliament
CAPE TOWN — Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 49-year-old man with arson, theft and housebreaking in connection with the large fire that devastated the complex containing South Africa’s Parliament, gutting the National Assembly building and destroying lawmakers’ offices. The suspect, Zandile Christmas Mafe, is accused of starting the fire, which started early Sunday and was […]
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South Africa Parliament Fire Still Burning After Hours
CAPE TOWN — A large fire was burning at South Africa’s Houses of Parliament early Sunday morning, sending flames and smoke pouring from rooftops and fire crews racing to save the historic structures. The scale of the destruction was not immediately clear, but officials warned it was likely to be extensive. “The damage will be […]
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With a Simple Funeral, South Africa Bids Farewell to Desmond Tutu
CAPE TOWN — In an almost empty cathedral, with an unvarnished, rope-handled coffin placed before the altar, South Africa said farewell on Saturday to Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu with the simplicity that he had planned. Archbishop Tutu’s death last Sunday at age 90 was followed by a week of mourning, as the world remembered his […]
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South Africa Begins a Week of Mourning for Desmond Tutu
CAPE TOWN — The bells of St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town rang out on Monday as South Africans began a week of mourning for Desmond M. Tutu, the first Black archbishop of Cape Town, who died on Sunday at 90. The cleric was one of the most powerful voices in the anti-apartheid movement, and […]
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