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.

Alleged parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe’s first referral to Valkenberg was overturned by the High Court because the proper procedure wasn’t followed.

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.

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

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Mafe’s lawyer, Luvuyo Godla, indicated that the accused’s bail appeals are far from over and they could go to the Supreme Court of Appeal ‘at any time’ now.

A case that didn’t need any more twists or turns descended into farce on Friday, when Zandile Mafe was found ‘lying on the floor of his cell’.

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.

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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 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.

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.

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.

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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.

Zandile Mafe’s bail application is postponed as he is in COVID-19 isolation. The State has added more terror charges to his sheet.

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

The Cape Town High Court set aside the ‘unlawful order’ that confined Zandile Mafe to observation at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital.

‘I have reason to believe that caring members of the public will assist me to raise funds to refute the alleged diagnosis of the state psychiatrist,’ said Mafe.

Zandile Mafe alleges that hours after his arrest he was taken from Cape Town Central Police station and threatened with death if he did not cooperate.

Zandile Mafe’s lifestyle and the difficulties he faces daily were scrutinised this weekend – after the Parliament fire suspect revealed all.

Mafe’s legal team said they walked out of court ‘happy’ for the first time, on Saturday morning. ‘We are happy today and we believe that our client will definitely be bailed out,’ said Luvuyo Godla.

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

Zandile Mafe’s fight for freedom moves to the high court on Saturday, 15 January where he is expected to make an urgent bail application.

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

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‘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 was remanded to Valkenberg Hospital for 30 days of observation. His next court appearance is expected in February.

Zandile Mafe has told the court he will go on a hunger strike unless he’s granted bail – and he’s shared his reasons for making this threat.

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

Dali Mpofu has joined Zandile Mafe’s defence at the request of pro bono lawyer Luvuyo Godila. The accused is expected to apply for bail.

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

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

Neighbours have recounted the ‘odd behaviour’ they saw from Zandile Mafe in recent months, before he allegedly set fire to Parliament.

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