National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise has apologised to South Africans for Parliament’s slow response to state capture. Modise was testifying before the state capture inquiry today. Modise was the chairperson of the National Council of Provinces of the Fifth Parliament, when most of the Gupta state capture allegations came to light.

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The fire raging on Table Mountain has largely been contained with no immediate threat to properties and people. While the winds are still high, firefighters have extinguished a handful of hotspots on the mountain. The fire destroyed parts of the University of Cape Town and the Rhodes Memorial Restaurant when it broke out yesterday morning. A 35-year-old man has since been arrested.
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The Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs says helicopters, belonging to the South African National Defence Force, are still on stand-by, to assist fire-fighters, should any flare-ups occur. Efforts to contain the run-away fire, that started early on Sunday morning, were yesterday hampered by a strong South-Easter, with helicopters grounded for safety reasons.

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