{"id":45247,"date":"2024-08-07T18:23:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/watch-national-assembly-fire-restoration-progress-20240807\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:48:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:48:38","slug":"watch-national-assembly-fire-restoration-progress-20240807","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/watch-national-assembly-fire-restoration-progress-20240807\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | National Assembly fire restoration progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two years since the National Assembly was gutted in a fire, Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, says he will be requesting bi-weekly updates on the progress made to restore the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday 25 July, Macpherson conducted an oversight visit to witness headway to clear and reconstruct the ravaged building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/national-assembly-fire-minister-macpherson-pushes-for-swift-restoration-with-bi-weekly-progress-reports-20240730\" target=\"_blank\">National Assembly fire: Minister Macpherson pushes for swift restoration with bi-weekly progress reports<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was joined by Xolile George, secretary of Parliament, and Carol Phiri, chair of the portfolio committee on public works and Infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About R2,1 billion has been set aside for this project. 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