Matlala contradicts himself over impalas given to Sibiya before commission
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan
Before the Madlanga commission, Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala admitted that twenty impalas were delivered to former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, after first calling this a “rumour” before a parliamentary ad hoc committee. He says he learned of the delivery only shortly before it happened, after Fannie Nkosi sent him the address, according to Sowetan.
At the Madlanga commission of inquiry into criminal infiltration of South Africa’s police and justice system, Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, presented as a cartel member, admitted on Tuesday that twenty impalas had indeed been delivered to former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. Before a parliamentary committee, he had described this claim as a “rumour”, according to debates reported by Sowetan.
Matlala maintains that he learned of the delivery only shortly before it took place, after former police sergeant Fannie Nkosi passed on the address, and that he had entrusted the animals to Nkosi, saying they “were breeding”. He also admitted having handed his bank card to Nkosi several times, whereas his first version mentioned a single use, to buy a boat battery. Nkosi, presented as the intermediary between Sibiya and cartel members, resigned from the South African Police Service after his arrest.
Matlala also admitted to two payments totalling 550,000 rand paid to Sibiya, including 500,000 rand handed over in the basement of the State Theatre in Pretoria, according to a statement he confirmed.
