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A neurosurgeon who examined Angelo Agrizzi told the Pretoria high court it was the first time he had been asked to testify on a person's fitness to stand trial.

Ten months after first being arrested, the mental referral of suspected Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe is once again back on the cards.

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

Mafe faces four charges – including terrorism and arson – relating to the fire that gutted the National Assembly Chamber at the beginning of the year.

The bag suspected of containing a bomb belonged to a parliamentary staff member and was harmless

Eight months after the Parliament fire, the State will approach the Western Cape High Court about the mental state of suspected arsonist Zandile Mafe.

Parliament arson-accused Zandile Mafe is on another hunger strike, his lawyer said after a dramatic no-show in the dock for his pre-trial hearing in the Western Cape High Court.

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.

The man accused of burning Parliament Zandile Mafe pulled a shocker after he refused to appear in court despite that he was in the holding cells of the court he was supposed to appear.

The man accused of setting fire to parliament refused to enter the courtroom for his first high court appearance on Friday.