Mafe is facing a string of charges relating to the January 2022 Parliament fire.
Zandile Mafe at the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town for pre-trial proceedings on 24 February 2023. Picture: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach‘s case has been postponed to November to determine his fitness to stand trial.
The conclusion was made in by two psychiatrists and a psychologist following his 30-day mental assessment at Fort England Hospital in the Eastern Cape. Daily news update: Mkhwebane and Zuma court losses, Zandile Mafe case and Nongoma mayor’s blue light joy ride “Now automatically when it is so what follows, the court will wait for his evidence to be led in court, not for purposes of determining his guilt, but for purposes of assessing in terms of section 77 inquiry whether he will be able to proceed and understand the proceedings or not,” Godla told reporters outside the court.
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