UCat Matlala
| Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Vusimuzi Matlala 1976 |
| Education | Lethlabile High School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Government contracts; alleged role in policing/tender controversies; named at the Madlanga Commission |
| Criminal status | Facing charges / Remand / On trial / Convicted |
UVusimuzi “Cat” Matlala sisityebi seethenda saseMzantsi Afrika kunye nomrhanelwa wolwaphulo-mthetho owaziwa ngokubandakanyeka kwakhe kwizivumelwano ezinkulu zikarhulumente kunye neengxabano ezinxulumene noko. Umnini wenkampani yokhuseleko ebizwa ngokuba yiCat VIP Protection Services, uMatlala wakhuliswa kwaye useMamelodi, ePitoli. [1] Uchazwe kwiindaba njengo “mphathi wokhuseleko” kunye “ nomphathi wetenderpreneur ” kwaye okwangoku ubanjwe ngenxa yokucwangcisa ukuzama ukubulala owayesakuba sisithandwa sakhe. [2]
UMatlala ukhokela iinkampani ezine kwicandelo leenkonzo zokhuseleko kunye nezonyango. Umzekelo, wayengumlawuli weMedicare 24 eTshwane District, [3] inkampani enika iinkonzo zolawulo lomngcipheko wezempilo, kunye nomlawuli osebenzayo weCat VIP Protection Services, Falcon Cat Trading and Suppliers , Lux South African Investments Pty Ltd, Cor Kabeng Trading & Suppliers kunye neBlack AK Trading. [4] [5] Ngala mafemu, wandisa kwiinkontaleka zokuthenga zikarhulumente kunye neenkonzo zempilo. [6]
Ubomi bokuqala kunye nobomi bomntu
[tshintsha | Yenza izilungiso kokubhaliweyo]Iingxelo zeendaba kunye nobungqina bepalamente zibonisa ukuba uMatlala wakhulela eMamelodi East, ePitoli, apho wakhuliswa ngumama ongatshatanga waza wafunda kwisikolo esikuleyo ndawo. [7] [8] Kubungqina bakhe phambi kwekomiti yePalamente ejongene norhwaphilizo kunye nokungenelela kwezopolitiko kwinkqubo yezobulungisa bolwaphulo-mthetho. Uchaze ngokuqala kwakhe amashishini angekho mthethweni emva kwesikolo, ukuthenga nokuthengisa iimpahla ngaphambi kokuba angene kumsebenzi wokhuseleko lwabucala. [7]
I-TimesLIVE imchaze njengomhlali waseMamelodi ixesha elide, owathi kamva wazibiza ngokuba ngusomashishini wasePitoli kunye nomthengisi weethenda. [9] Ngexesha lokuvela kwakhe kwikomiti efanayo, waqinisekisa ukuba wayekhe wagwetywa ngokuqhekeza indlu ngonyaka ka-2001. Isigwebo sakhe siye salandelwa, waze waba ngusomashishini kwicandelo labucala lokhuseleko. [10]
iReferensi
[tshintsha | Yenza izilungiso kokubhaliweyo]- ↑ Sithole, Siyabonga (2025-09-18) "State believes it has "water-tight" case against Pretoria businessman Cat Matlala" Cape Times (in English) retrieved 2025-09-19
- ↑ Pijoos, Jeff Wicks & Iavan "SILENCED | Police award R360m contract to Tembisa Hospital tender don" News24 (in en-US) retrieved 2025-09-19
- ↑ Wicks, Jeff "9 LIVES: How tender magnate handed R360m police deal to placeholder director" News24 (in en-US) retrieved 2025-09-19
- ↑ Yoganathan, Venilla (2023-02-15) "Tembisa tender tycoon now under scrunity over blue-lights cavalcade" Juta MedicalBrief (in en-US) retrieved 2025-09-19
- ↑ Majadibodu, Simon (2025-09-03) "Businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala claims 52 workers lost jobs after SAPS cancelled his R360 million contract" The Star (in English) retrieved 2025-09-19
- ↑ Yoganathan, Venilla (2025-01-08) "Tembisa Hospital tender tycoon landed R360m SAPS contract" Juta MedicalBrief (in en-US) retrieved 2025-09-19
- 1 2 Kwazi, Thami (27 November 2025) "Luxury-clad but shackled, Matlala faces fierce questioning" The Citizen retrieved 28 November 2025
- ↑ Letsie, Vusuthando Percyvil Dube and Tebogo "From street Cat to kingpin: How Matlala moved from petty crime to the big time" News24 (in en-US) retrieved 2025-12-01
- ↑ Chabalala, Jeanette (27 November 2025) "Nine children or nine lives: who is Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala?" TimesLIVE retrieved 28 November 2025
- ↑ "'You are not a businessman, you're a dishonest thug': 'Cat' Matlala grilled over criminal past" The Citizen 27 November 2025 retrieved 28 November 2025