Five Parliament officials implicated in National Assembly building fire

Five Parliament officials have been implicated for both system and human resource lapses that contributed to National Assembly building fire.

This was revealed by Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, on Wednesday.

George held a briefing on the findings of an internal investigation commissioned in January last year.

The probe found that the fire could have been prevented if the parliamentary precinct had been better secured.

It also found a host of fire security measures such as doors and alarms that were not functioning properly at the time.

According to reports, the decision not to deploy parliamentary security staff at night, on weekends and on public holidays, also contributed to the security breach.

Zandile Mafe is currently the only person facing criminal charges related to sparking the fire.

 

Done by: Alungile Njemla