Africa-Press – South-Africa. The case of alleged arsonist Zandile Mafe, who is accused of starting the fire that burnt down Parliament’s National Assembly building, has been postponed to May because investigators are still struggling with their investigation.
Mafe returned to the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday for the continuation of his terrorism and arson trial.
When his lawyer, Luvuyo Godla, asked Magistrate Ronel Oliver not to postpone the case for too long, Oliver responded that the State was still battling to conduct its investigation and damages assessment.
“There are still 50 tons of water in there,” she said.
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The National Assembly building and other parts of Parliament burnt down on 2 January.
The State alleges that the 49-year-old entered the Parliament precinct through a window and set the building alight hours later.
Mafe is in custody after he was denied bail in an urgent application in the Cape Town Regional Court last month.
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