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The defence has indicated it will file urgent court papers after the Cape Town Regional Court found it was not in the interest of justice that he be released.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Floyd Shivambu's trial for the alleged assault of a Netwerk24 journalist resumed in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. He is accused of assaulting photographer Adrian de Kock on 20 March 2018 during a scuffle over having his picture taken on the precinct of Parliament.
EFF MP Floyd Shivambu's lawyer said he had the right not to be photographed at Parliament. He is standing trial for allegedly assaulting a photographer on 20 March 2018 in the Parliamentary precinct.
The man who is suspected of setting fire to the South African Parliament earlier this month allegedly used boxes, paper and petrol to start the blaze, which eventually gutted buildings in the premises, an official statement said.The statement ...
A man accused of starting a fire in South Africa parliament, who also faces charges of terrorism, has confessed, media reported.