The Madlanga Commission has questioned how attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala obtained confidential South African Police Service (SAPS) Medicare tender documents and later shared them with others.
Commission Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga put it to Matlala that an internal audit report on the Medicare contract was never intended for his consumption.
The commission heard evidence that former SAPS Sergeant Fannie Nkosi allegedly provided Matlala with the report, as a warning that the Medicare 24 contract faced possible cancellation.
Matlala subsequently conceded that the documents were not meant for him.
“Chairperson, now that you mentioned that it was circulating somewhere else, because when you ask me about the document, the only reasonable explanation that I will have is receiving it from within SAPS departments. But now, since you have proof even that it’s been circulating to different people, so maybe one of them, yes, I can accept that maybe one of them sent it to me also. But who, I do not remember,” says Matlala.
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Day 192 | 11 November 2026
Meanwhile, the Madlanga Commission is considering an application by an unidentified witness to have his testimony, scheduled for next Monday, to be heard in camera.
The applicant who is a businessman, has been a registered South African Police Service informer for more than 10 years, and says he fears for his life and that of his family. He claims his evidence could implicate senior police officials and expose sensitive information relating to ongoing investigations and other informers.
The media have 24 hours to oppose the application, with the commission expected to deliver its ruling by Friday.