Defence lawyer Dali Mpofu is seeking bail for Zandile Christmas Mafe who was arrested last week and charged with arson.A South African court has charged a man suspected of starting a devastating fire that gutted South Africa’s parliament with “terrorism”, adding to robbery and arson accusations, as he made his second appearance in court on Tuesday.Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, was arrested near the parliament complex after the fire broke out on January 2 and appeared in court three days later.He was initially charged with breaking into parliament, arson and intention to steal property, including laptops, crockery and documents, before the new terrorism charge was added on Tuesday.new charge said the “accused is guilty of the offence of contravening the provisions of … the protection of constitutional democracy against terrorist and related activities”, according to a court document.The prosecution spokesman Eric Ntabazalila told reporters during a court recess that “we have added a sixth charge … […]
South Africa parliament fire suspect charged with ‘terrorism’
