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.