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Disaster: Firefighters at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital after a fire broke out on 16 April last year in Johannesburg. Patients were evacuated to other nearby state hospitals. Photo: Elizabeth Sejake/ Rapport/Gallo Images

Gauteng Health ‘ignorant’ of arson at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital

Gauteng Health officials say they haven’t seen the police forensic report yet

Where there’s fire: Zandile Mafe, who has now been charged with terrorism and is homeless and could be mentally ill, seems an unlikely suspect, leading to the idea that he was used as a patsy by others. Photo: Gianluig Geurcia/AFP

Judge Hlophe rules parliament fire accused’s psychiatric observation unlawful

Zandile Mafe’s referral for psychiatric observation has been set aside and Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has ordered that he be released immediately to a correctional…

Zandile Mafe, who faces charges of terrorism and arson, on Wednesday admitted in the Western Cape high court that he had set fire to parliament at the beginning of last year.  (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)

Parliament fire suspect Mafe admitted to psychiatric hospital for evaluation

Zandile Mafe appeared at the Cape Town magistrate court on Thursday morning before being taken in for observation.

Influence: Several political parties have voiced concern about overreach and lack of accountability in the judiciary. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Zondo: Attack on constitutional court ‘very serious’

The acting chief justice called on law enforcement agencies to take steps to prevent further such attacks on court facilities.

Police Minister Bheki Cele. Photo: Supplied

Almost 10 000 rapes occurred in July, August and September, quarterly crime stats show

In the three-month period 6 163 murders occurred, a 20.7% increase from the same period last year, and 9 556 rapes were reported, a rise of 7.1%. The number of sexual offences…

File photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP.

Biker bandits drive insecurity in Nigeria

A classic bandit extortion strategy is to set homes and grain stores on fire to intimidate individuals into paying up.

Provincial government says it cannot deal with the magnitude of the damage to infrastructure alone.  (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP)

State of disaster declared after bloody KwaZulu-Natal riots

Provincial government says it cannot deal with the magnitude of the damage to infrastructure alone

Scenes of destruction: Thousands of shops and businesses were looted following a wave of violent protest in July 2021. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Dedicated courts to fast-track looting cases

Whereas low-level looters may receive fines or community service, the masterminds will be dealt with ‘ruthlessly’, says prosecutions head

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Wupperthal fire: Police investigating arson case after fire ravaged historic town

The small Cederberg town saw its Moravian Mission Station, clinic and town hall destroyed over the weekend.

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Cape Town trains off the rails

Cape Town’s transport problems have reached a crisis point and officials are seeking solutions before the rail system breaks down

Free education would now have to take place under trees, says UKZN after arson

The fed-up university says destroying property is not going to help students gain a free education.

Smouldering: Vhudzani Secondary School is one of about 50 schools that have been burnt or vandalised.

Limpopo: Another school burnt

The twenty-fourth school in Limpopo has been damaged by arson, and teachers are too scared to report for duty at several of the affected centres.

Letters to the editor: May 20 to 26 2016

Readers write in about June 1976, vandalism, and job creation.

Protests: Squashing the burning desire

Burning stuff is a sad state of affairs considering the inroads made recently by protesting done right, writes Hansie Smit.

Another school torched near Malamulele

It is the fifth school to be torched in the area since January, but it’s unknown if this latest fire in Xigalo is related to the Malamulele unrest.

General’s ghost haunts Zanu-PF

General’s ghost haunts Zanu-PF

The inquest into Solomon Mujuru’s suspicious death could intensify party factionalism.

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Ficksburg protesters torch buildings

Two municipal buildings in Ficksburg were set alight by rioters on Thursday after the killing of a man allegedly by the police.

Own the fuel, own the fire

Arson is suspected, but Australians must accept pollution and unbridled growth are firebugs too, writes Tim Flannery.

Australia blames arsonists for deadly wildfires

Arsonists lit a wildfire that killed 21 people in Australia and are suspected of starting another that razed a whole town, police said on Thursday.

No arrests over Mafikeng campus fires

Nobody has been arrested yet in connection with various arson attacks that damaged several buildings on the Mafikeng campus of North West University.