Zandile Mafe who allegedly set the Parliament on fire was preliminary diagnosed with paranoid schrizophrenia.

The DA says the Parliament fire is the epitome of the ANC’s leadership which is underscored by neglect and incompetence.

Mafe remains in custody at the hospital section of Pollsmoor Prison as the defence contemplates accepting or challenging the report.

After an extended mental health assessment in the Eastern Cape, alleged parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe returns to the Cape Town High Court.

The case of Zandile Mafe, the man accused of burning parliament, has been postponed as more time is needed for his psychiatric evaluation.

Zandile Mafe will undergo a 30-day mental health observation at Fort England in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. He refused to return to Valkenberg in Cape Town.

Mafe is set for an evaluation at an Eastern Cape hospital. The case is postponed while the Hawks make logistical arrangements.

Zandile Mafe does not want to return to Valkenberg for his mental health evaluation. The accused contracted COVID-19 and claims he was mistreated while he was there last year.

Zandile Mafe’s defence is expected to announce whether they are ready for trial or if the accused requires a mental health evaluation.

Zandile Christmas Mafe will turn 50 in prison. His case was postponed to 2023. The defence needs more time to consult and interact with him.

Zandile Mafe is expected in the Cape Town High Court on Friday on the back of his defeat in the Supreme Court of Appeal in October.

The deputy secretary of support services, Baby Tyawa, has been placed on precautionary suspension while the investigation unfolds.

Enoch Godongwana announced during the Mid-Term Budget that R2 billion will be set aside for the restoration of the parliamentary buildings.

Terrorism-accused Zandile Mafe’s legal team is ‘strategising’ after the latest blow in the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Authorities say they are unable to give details on the investigation into the Parliament fire, but are confident of a successful prosecution

Mafe’s lawyer said the accused’s refusal to appear in court on Friday might be a retaliation to his requests being denied yesterday.

At Mafe’s first pre-trial conference, he refused to leave the holding cells and the court heard he was on a hunger strike again.

Minister Patricia De Lille has cited the report, which says it would cost R1 billion to repair the Parliament building damaged by the fire

Alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe is expected to appear in the Cape Town High Court for a pre-trial conference on Friday. He previously said he would plead not guilty to the arson and terror charges he faces.

‘He was also convinced that one will find body parts of Albino people and women in the Pretoria, Limpopo and Gauteng homesteads and businesses of President Ramaphosa, as well as Ministers Bheki Cele and Blade Nzimande,’ said the State in court documents.

The State alleges Zandile Mafe threatened there would be a ‘second great storm approaching South Africa’ if his demands were not met by 8 January.

The Zandile Mafe matter is heading to the Western Cape High Court for a pre-trial conference in August. The State submitted its outstanding reports and served the accused on Thursday.

Zandile Mafe’s bail appeal application was dismissed in the Cape Town High Court on Monday. Two of the three judges were in favour of dismissing the application.

Zandile Mafe’s bail application appeal will be reheard in the Cape Town High Court on Monday after two judges reached a split decision.

Zandile Mafe’s bail appeal application will be reheard in the Cape Town High Court on Monday following a split decision. A third judge will be added to the bench.

The South African Heritage Resources Agency (Sahra) wants to press more charges against Zandile Mafe for the Parliament fire.

Despite his objections, Zandile Mafe’s next court appearance will be on 9 June. The court granted the State more time to finalise its reports.

Dali Mpofu told the Western Cape High Court that Zandile Mafe’s alleged confession was worthless as it was made hours after he was assessed.

Dali Mpofu told the Western Cape High Court that Zandile Mafe’s alleged confession was worthless as it was made hours after he was assessed.

The structural engineers appointed to assess the parliamentary precinct revealed that the Hawks completed their investigation of the buildings this week.

The State’s investigation into the alleged parliament arsonist is making slow progress. The court heard that the Department of Public Works needs three weeks to pump 50 tons of water from the National Assembly.

Parliament is looking at multiple different options for a new location. After the blaze, the costs are being tallied.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille gave an update on the independent assessment of the Parliament fire

Structural engineers conducting an inspection at the National Assembly building summoned the Cape Town Fire Department to Parliament.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says she is pleased to see the teams get to work in probing the Parliament fire

The State was granted a six-week extension to complete its investigation into Zandile Mafe. His lawyers are expected to appeal the dismissal of his bail application in the High Court.

President Cyril Ramaphosa used the start of the SONA to highlight that proceedings are taking place outside of Parliament for the first time

The NPA said it intends to oppose any further bail applications made by alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe. He is due back in court on 11 February.

Alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe was denied bail in the Cape Town Regional Court on Friday. Magistrate Adams said he did not produce enough evidence to warrant his release.

The Cape Town Regional Court will hand down judgement in the Zandile Mafe bail application on Friday. Last week the State and defence went head to head for eight hours.

In the first of a series of in-depth features unpacking the Parliament fire, we ask what the loss of this national treasure means for SA?

The cellphone records of alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe are being analysed to establish if he worked alone or if he was assisted or urged by others.

‘The motive for the attack flows from his deeply held political, ideological and philosophical beliefs and also intense resentment with the South African government,’ said the State.

“30 hours of video”
Zandile Mafe’s bail hearing was a spectacle. From calling Ramaphosa a “serial killer”, to an apparent confession.

The state says Zandile Mafe confessed to setting Parliament alight. Mafe also claims he was “friends” with Eugène Terre’Blanche.

The man accused of setting fire to Parliament says he will sue the state!
Zandile Mafe is demanding damages.

Alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe is expected to make his long awaited bail application in the Cape Town Regional Court on Saturday.

Parliament fire accused Zandile Mafe reported demanded that Janusz Walus be freed from prison before setting the building alight.

Zandile Mafe, the suspect in the Parliament fire, is set to be leave the psychiatric hospital then taken to prison on Wednesday morning

The EFF has rejected the new venue for the State of the Nation Address after learning only 300 MPs may attend.

Calls have been raised for President Cyril Ramaphosa to axe Minister Patricia De Lille for the fire at Parliament.

Zandile Mafe, the man accused of burning down Parliament says his current conditions at Falkenberg are “unbearably inhumane”.

Journalists have been denied access to the bail application for Zandile Mafe. He’s the man who allegedly started the fire at Parliament.

Lawyers for Zandile Mafe. alleged Parliament arsonist, maintain that the 49-year-old man is being used as a scapegoat

Zandile Mafe faces several charges for the fire which erupted at a Parliament building and has been sent for a mental evaluation

EFF leader Julius Malema says citizens should be encouraged to take COVID-19 vaccinations, not forced into it.

‘If there is a bail application and he doesn’t get released, does that mean he will go on hunger strike until he dies?’ said the State.

Zandile Mafe, accused of burning down Parliament, returned to court on Tuesday morning – and it was an eventful session, to say the least.

Zandile Mafe faces charges over the fire which occurred at a Parliamentary building, and is expected to appear in court on Tuesday

Parliament isn’t insured in line with National Treasury orders. Here’s how much the South African taxpayer can expect the bill to be.

As a legal expert herself, Thuli Madonsela should have probably known better – here’s why she had to apologise this weekend.

It was learnt that Paul Makaula, the suspect in the attack on the Constitutional Court building, is a parolee with a 2010 murder conviction

Parliament’s Presiding Officers have confirmed that a new venue has been selected for the SONA 2022 following the fire.

‘Grade one mentality and reasoning capacity,’ wrote one tweep after Dudu Zuma tweeted about why the Parliament fire may have been started.

‘A major contributing factor to the excessive heat and smoke encountered throughout the building was the open-latching of fire doors onto the fire escape staircases using small metal latches.’

The City of Cape Town has released its assessment findings on the Parliament fire – and there’s a lot to take in…

A preliminary report into the Parliament fire revealed that fire doors were open. There is also evidence that suggests the fire started in two different places.

Mafe’s neighbours from Langa said he liked to talk about current affairs and was against corruption. An ANC T-shirt was found among the belongings in his Khayelitsha home.

Carl Niehaus has threatened to take legal action after allegations that he has ‘close’ connections to Parliament fire accused Zandile Mafe.

Businessman Malcolm X is offering a R1 million reward for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the parliament arsonist.

The family of Zandile Mafe, the man accused of setting the parliamentary precinct alight, is speaking out over his arrest

The lawyer for Zandile Mafe, the sole suspect in the fire erupted at Parliament, maintains that the 49-year-old is innocent

‘They expected us to believe that Qalakabusha inmates killed Senzo Meyiwa. Picking a homeless guy doesn’t seem too far-fetched.’

“What interest would that poor man have in Parliament?” said Zandile Mafe’s lawyer. The accused is remanded in custody while investigations continue.

Minister Fikile Mbalula has agreed with the motion to move Parliament to Tshwane after a fire caused extensive damage to the buildings.

The state says the alleged Parliament arsonist was found with laptops and documents when he was arrested after the fire broke out on Sunday.

Cape Town Fire Chief Ian Schnetler said everything was ‘very quiet’ at Parliament on Tuesday morning. Firefighters will monitor the situation throughout the day.