CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A man facing terrorism charges over a fire that badly damaged South Africa’s Parliament building last year said in a courtroom outburst on Thursday that he “burned it intentionally.” Shouting and pointing his finger, Zandile Mafe said he was going to “burn it more” if the Parliament was not moved from Cape Town to either …
JOHANNESBURG — The man accused of setting alight South Africa’s Parliament building in Cape Town was on Friday denied bail. Zandile Mafe, who was arrested in January for starting the fire that ravaged large parts of the Parliament building including the National Assembly chamber will remain in custody until his court appearance next week. The Cape Town Regional Court dismissed …
