By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala has changed his testimony before the Madlanga Commission, acknowledging that he paid 500,000 rand to Shadrack Sibiya. He denies, however, that the payment was linked to a SAPS tender, according to IOL.
Alleged cartel leader Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala is due to return before the Madlanga commission on Tuesday. He admits paying R50,000 to former acting national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, while disputing the other bribery allegations, according to IOL.
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Suspect Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala told the Madlanga commission that a lawyer, "Mr Forbay", had advised him to conceal part of the truth about former SAPS deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, who allegedly threatened to kill his family. According to Matlala, Sibiya also called his wife from a private number to urge her to stay silent, according to IOL.
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According to testimony before the Madlanga Commission, former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya allegedly threatened the wife of Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala to stop him revealing information about him. These threats feature in Matlala’s statement, made public on Monday, given under a plea agreement with the IDAC that has since been abandoned, according to the Sunday Times.
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Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala told the Madlanga Commission that investigators from the IDAC pressured him to sign a disputed statement under Section 204. They also reportedly sought information on three senior police generals, according to his remarks reported by IOL.
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Ramaphosa approves 3.5% to 4% pay rise for public office-bearersSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a pay rise of 3.5% to 4% for elected officials, magistrates and senior public officials for 2026/27, backdated to 1 April 2026. According to the presidency, the decision follows the recommendations of the independent remuneration commission, despite the country’s economic difficulties.
Man arrested in Nampula for making fake money for his girlfriendA man of about 40 was arrested in Nampula while making counterfeit 1,000-meticais notes to give his girlfriend a bouquet of money. Two accomplices, a friend and the owner of a copy shop, were also arrested and are being prosecuted for currency counterfeiting, according to police spokesperson Dércio Samuel.The week in Africa
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