Parliament sittings could cost a million a day

Blistering quote for convention centre sessions for MPs as desire for in-person sittings comes up against fire-damaged chamber

20 February 2022 - 00:05

Parliament could pay up to R1m a day for sittings of the National Assembly should it go ahead with plans to use the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) as its temporary base until its chamber, which was gutted by fire, is repaired...

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