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Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala during his court appearance.
By JN Reporter
Awaiting trialist and Minister of Police Senzo Nchunu’s alleged associate, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, is in hot water.
On Wednesday morning, the Department of Correctional Services Spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo, revealed that Matlala was found with a cellphone at the Kgoši Mampuru Correctional Centre during a raid.
“One of the raids conducted over the past weekend led to the discovery of a mobile phone in Mr Matlala’s cell. The discovery led to the department taking action, and the remanded inmate was then transferred to the facility’s C-Max section,” said Nxumalo.
However, in response to recent allegations made by KZN Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the embattled minister, Mchunu, insists he has never met alleged crime kingpin Matlala.
In a statement released on Wednesday morning, Mchunu said he has never spoken to Matlala nor requested or received anything from him.
Mkhwanazi made allegations of a link between Mchunu and Matlala and presented WhatsApp exchanges, which he said were extracted from Matlala's phone, showing alleged conversations between him and the minister.
Mchunu's spokesperson, Kamogelo Mokgotsi, said the minister has denied the alleged links.
"The minister did, however, initiate a review of the SAPS [South African Police Service] tender awarded to him when suspicions of possible wrongdoing surfaced. It was the same tender, which has since been terminated."
Furthermore, the statement has clarified that while the minister denies an association with Brown Mogotsi, he knows and has met him as just “a comrade.”
