South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, amid mounting public anger, has declared a national “state of disaster” over the country’s crippling power crisis, warning that it poses an "existential threat" to the economy and social fabric.

A fire erupted at the South African parliament in Cape Town on Sunday.

South Africa held a state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, that was stripped of pomp but rich in glowing tributes.