Shaded areas have been enlarged by 50,000 sq m (12 acres) and more than 400 cooling units have been installed, according to the Hajj minister.
It said the closure was necessary due to the "ongoing complexities" of essential roof repairs, "made more challenging by recent and forecast heavy rainfall".The closure, which has been ongoing since 29 May, means the opening of the gallery's latest exhibition, A Different View: Women Artists in the collection, has been postponed.
A spokesperson said a further update would be provided on Wednesday.A crane is being used to remove air-handling units from the building's roof before ''critical repairs'' the council said would preserve the "iconic building for generations to come''.The Royal Pump Rooms, in the town centre, houses a museum, library, café and visitor information centre and is "an integral part" of the town's history, the local authority has said.
The library and cafe remain accessible to the public.The council had originally said
despite being covered in scaffolding.
It has promised further updates on the works as soon as possible."I thought maybe he'd remarried, and his second wife wasn't allowing him to come back home," she says sadly.
"I've been asking: 'Where is my son?'"The first time I heard he was a zama zama at Stilfontein, I was told by my son. He came to my house holding his phone and he showed me the news on social media and explained that they were saying he escaped from the police."
The police say several illegal miners described him as one of the Stilfontein ring leaders.His mother does not believe he could have been in this position and says seeing the coverage of him has been upsetting.