CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A large fire at South Africa ... referring to the building where the Parliament meets. “The structural ceiling has collapsed. The fire staff had to be momentarily ...

“you have to locate this within this idea of building influence.” Beyond goodwill from African leaders, China’s parliament-building drive benefits the Asian giant in multiple other ...

A man facing terrorism charges over a fire that badly damaged South Africa's Parliament building last year said in a courtroom outburst on Thursday that he "burned it intentionally." Shouting and ...

CAPE TOWN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Over the past two decades, Beijing has financed and built at least 15 parliament buildings in African nations. These projects carry hidden costs that extend far beyond their initial construction.

Parliament will resume its sittings this Thursday at the Kololo ceremonial grounds to host President Museveni's State of the Nation Address, the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige, has announced.The ...

Johannesburg - Secretary of Parliament Xolile George says the reconstruction process of fire-damaged Parliament buildings will ... through this project, South Africa will have a new Chamber ...

In 2010, Malawi also got its parliament building as a gift from China. Outside Southern Africa, Guinea-Bissau also boasts of a parliamentary building wholly funded by the Chinese. In Burundi, China ...

According to a study by Germany's Friedrich Naumann Foundation, China has constructed or refurbished over 15 parliament buildings in Africa. This has provided the opportunity for China to access ...

EXCLUSIVE: The 2025 edition of the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa ’s (HACSA) Sankofa Summit will take place in ...

These buildings, like the new $200 million Zimbabwean parliament, which opened last year, are usually given as gifts, with no loans attached. “The prestige diplomacy helps to strengthen China’s ties ...