'It felt like SA’s law going up in smoke'- Inside the fight to save parliament

His first time in parliament — and he was battling to save it

09 January 2022 - 00:00
By Philani Nombembe

Cape Town firefighter Roderick Gubielo had a baptism of fire when he was sent to put out devastating fires in Knysna in 2017. But nothing could have prepared the 27-year-old for the battle to save parliament.

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