{"id":1609,"date":"2022-01-04T20:01:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2022-01-04T20:01:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:01:46","slug":"parliament-arson-suspect-zandile-mafe-appears-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/01\/04\/parliament-arson-suspect-zandile-mafe-appears-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament arson suspect, Zandile Mafe, appears in court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 49-year-old suspect has appeared at the Cape Town Magistrate\u2019s Court on Tuesday morning in connection with the fire that engulfed Parliament on Sunday until late last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect, Zandile Christmas Mafe from Khayelitsha, is facing five charges including housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, two counts of arson, possession of an explosive device and destruction of essential infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe case since been postponed to 11 January for the investigators to confirm certain information which includes the residential address of the accused and whether he\u2019s got assets,\u201d the National Prosecuting Authority\u2019s Eric Ntabazalila told journalists outside court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Ntabazalila said the investigators have not been able to go to Parliament to assess the extent since the crime scene was still \u201cactive\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Mafe\u2019s lawyer Luvuyo Godla believes that his client is being used as a \u201cscapegoat\u201d and denies that his client did not have his explosive when he was arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/parliament-arson-suspect-appears-court\">here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo: GCIS<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 49-year-old suspect has appeared at the Cape Town Magistrate\u2019s Court on Tuesday morning in connection with the fire that engulfed Parliament on Sunday until late last night. 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