What s Happening at the Courthouse? Wife s unwavering support for accused man
If you ve ever been curious about the type of cases that come up in our courts, Rameez Khan s What s Happening at the Courthouse? on Kfm Mornings is just the feature for you.
Every week Rameez loiters on the steps of a local courthouse and asks people to share their stories.
In this episode, he visits the Cape Town Magistrates Court and speaks to two women.
The first opens up about losing her job during covid and now dealing with a debt settlement case. And the second woman reveals that she is at court supporting her accused husband. Her story leaves Kfm Mornings and their listeners in shock.
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The charge has been amended to a by-law violation.
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matter was postponed and will now take place in the Cape Town District Court.
The man arrested during last week s devastating Table Mountain fire no longer faces a charge of arson, the Cape Town Magistrate s Court heard on Wednesday.
Frederick Mhangazo was arrested on 18 April near a new fire on the periphery of the main blaze, which had started in the morning close to the Rhodes Memorial tea room.
The 35-year-old man says he lives in a makeshift structure on the slopes of Table Mountain.
When he appeared in court last week, the matter was postponed to verify his address.
Devil s Peak arson suspect expected back in court today It s understood that Frederick Mhangazo Mhangazo may have been living on the slopes of the mountain after moving to South Africa several years ago. Firefighting teams dampen smouldering vegetation, finally getting a fierce forest fire under control on the foothills of Table Mountain in Cape Town on 19 April 2021. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP
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CAPE TOWN - A man accused of starting a fire on the slopes of Devil s Peak is back in the dock on Wednesday.
Frederick Mhangazo (35) was apprehended on Sunday, 18 April, just hours after another wildfire ravaged several historic and academic buildings.