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The Citizen
11-07-2025
- The Citizen
Tebogo Thobejane botched hit case: ‘Cat' and co-accused appear in court
The high-profile case against Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, his wife Tsakani Matlala, Musa Kekana and Tiego Floyd Mabusela has been postponed to August 26. According to Alex News, this follows their brief appearance in the Alexandra Magistrate's Court today on charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering. The charges are linked to a botched assassination attempt on Matlala's former partner, actress Tebogo Thobejane. Magistrate Rennie Boshoff announced the postponement after the defence raised concerns about incomplete disclosure of case documents. The defence argued the state had only partially disclosed the docket while withholding critical documents, such as Matlala's bank statements. They accused the state of attempting to ambush them and requested full disclosure to prepare their case adequately. Boshoff said their request would be granted. The request for the crucial documents centres on allegations that Matlala transferred over R100 000 from his business account to the account of someone linked to Mabusela. A significant portion of that money was later funnelled to Mabusela himself. To disguise the payment, the accused allegedly fabricated a fraudulent funeral parlour invoice to convince police the money Mabusela received was for his mother's funeral, when it was allegedly intended to finance the hit on Thobejane. The attempt on Thobejane's life took place on the N1 highway near Sandton in 2023. At the time, Thobejane and her friend were driving when they were ambushed, and their car was shot multiple times. Her friend was wounded. Kekana and Mabusela were released on a warning. Tsakani, who in May was added to the charge sheet as accused number four, was released on R20 000 bail in the same month. Matlala remains in custody. Watch the video: Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal. Read original story on At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
11-07-2025
- The Citizen
Alexandra Magistrate's court postpones case against Vusimuzi ‘Cat' Matlala and co-accused
The high-profile case against Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, his wife Tsakani Matlala, Musa Kekana, and Tiego Floyd Mabusela has been postponed to August 26. This follows their brief appearance at the Alexandra Magistrate's Court, on July 11, on charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and money laundering. The charges are linked to a botched assassination attempt on Matlala's former partner, actress Tebogo Thobejane. Magistrate Rennie Boshoff announced the postponement, after the defence raised concerns about incomplete disclosure of case documents. Also read: Deteriorating conditions inside Helen Joseph Women's Hostel in Alexandra The defence argued that the state had only partially disclosed the docket, while withholding critical documents, such as Matlala's bank statements. They accused the state of attempting to ambush them and requested full disclosure to prepare their case adequately. Boshoff said their request will be granted. The defence's request for the crucial documents centres on allegations that Matlala transferred over R100 000 from his business account to the account of someone linked to Mabusela. A significant portion of that money was later funnelled to Mabusela himself. Also read: Lombardy West honours murdered woman as the police continue their search for the murder suspects To disguise the payment, the accused allegedly fabricated a fraudulent funeral parlour invoice, which was meant to convince the police that the money Mabusela received was for his mother's funeral, when, it is alleged, it was intended to finance the hit on Thobejane. The attempt on Thobejane's life took place on the N1 highway near Sandton in 2023. At the time, Thobejane, and her friend, were driving when they were ambushed and their car was shot multiple times. Her friend was wounded. Also read: Community safety stakeholders march against crime in Alexandra Kekana and Mabusela were released on a warning. Tsakane, who was, in May, added to the charge sheet as accused number four, was released on R20 000 bail in the same month. Matlala will be remanded in custody. Follow us on our Whatsapp channel, Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and inspiration! Have a story idea? We'd love to hear from you – join our WhatsApp group and share your thoughts! At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
IOL News
29-06-2025
- IOL News
Investigating the Crime Intelligence scandal: SAPS linked to property purchases
A new information has revealed that the unit is in the process of purchasing two properties in Durban, through a company linked to members of SAPS. Image: SAPS Crime Intelligence has been rocked by another scandal as the new information has revealed that the unit is in the process of purchasing two properties in Durban, through a company linked to members of SAPS. The properties would be purchased through Matla Storage (Pty) Limited, which was set up last year. The directors of two police officers who are stationed in Pretoria - Captain Madumetja Mabusela and Nomzamo Nqwelo. Certified fraud examiner and founder of Forensics for Justice, Paul O'Sullivan, forwarded this information to the National Prosecuting Authorities' Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) and Office of the Inspector-General for Intelligence (OIGI). It is believed that the purchase has been approved. This comes as investigations into the alleged looting of the Crime Intelligence secret account continue following the arrest of Dumisani Khumalo, the head of the division, and seven others. Khumalo was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg this week after what authorities described as an 'extensive' investigation into the allegedly unlawful acquisition of two high-value properties. The properties include a boutique hotel in Pretoria North, Gauteng, reportedly purchased for R22.7 million and a commercial building in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, valued at R22.8m. Both acquisitions are alleged to have been made without the requisite ministerial approval. It has been alleged that Khumalo and the National Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, received kickbacks from these deals. The City Press on Sunday reported that Masemola could be arrested for the irregular procurement of crime intelligence buildings worth more than R120 million. For the two properties in Durban, it has been alleged that Matla Storage has drawn up the memorandum motivating the expenditure of R38m plus R10m in purported transfer costs. In the application for funds, seen by Independent Newspapers, the offer to purchase was accepted by the seller on December 30, 2024, for a purchase price of R22.8m in terms of the agreement. A deposit of R2m was paid on January 7, 2025. This was signed by Mabusela, who is also the supply chain management, and the acting head of finance and administration, Colonel S Mayekiso, as well as the chief financial officer, Major General Lushaba. Mabusela did not respond to messages and calls. Nqwelo also dropped the call when asked to respond. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said the SAPS does not comment on any aspect related to the crime intelligence space. IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame said the division cannot comment on matters under investigation or the sources of our investigations. 'Matters are referred to IDAC in terms of Sec 27 of the NPA Act and can be referred to us by anyone,' he said. OIGI spokesperson, Nomsa Mlambo, said the Inspector General will formally respond to the question on Monday (tomorrow). Masemola also did not respond to calls and messages. O'Sullivan said the involvement of the two police officials amounts to a conflict of interest. 'It is noted that both buildings are fully tenanted and use thereof for police officials cannot be obtained until they have been vacated." 'It is not stated what will happen to the rental income on both buildings, after same have been purchased, but before same are put to use by the police,' said O'Sullivan, adding that although the memorandum states that the transfer costs will be in the order of R10 million, it is clear that this is grossly exaggerated. 'Although the information note states that they will comply with the PFMA, they then go on to motivate why the purchase should be done in secret and without providing the best value for taxpayers' money. The shroud of secrecy being constantly used for buying high-priced immovable properties seems to be ultra vires the PFMA.' 'Finally, I have no idea if the heads stated in the motivation note are real heads or fictitious heads, to generate the 'need' to spend so much taxpayer funds. If the numbers are correct, the high levels of crime in Durban seem to indicate that the police officials are not actually working,' O'Sullivan said. The Crime Intelligence secret service account, also known as a slush fund, is allocated more than R600 million annually, which is used to pay police informants nationwide in exchange for information about criminal syndicates and their activities. Due to the nature of the transactions, there is little to no security of how the funds are used. Meanwhile, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) head of justice and violence prevention, Gareth Newham, said the recent arrests show that criminal activity occurs at the highest level of the leadership of this division. 'If corruption occurs at the top, you can be sure it occurs at all levels of this division. Hopefully, these arrests are the beginning of a wholesale clean-up of this division.' Newham added that Crime Intelligence capacity should be decentralised so that its capacity that is not tainted by involvement in crime and corruption, is allocated to specialised units tackling organised crime and corruption, such as the Hawks, the IDAC, and the SAPS Anti-Corruption Unit. 'Moreover, intelligence capacity should be made available to support detectives and visible policing across all SAPS districts and stations to ensure that those involved in crimes harming our communities are effectively targeted and dismantled,' he said.
