The Madlanga Commission has briefly adjourned ahead of the resumption of testimony by alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
This comes after his legal representative, Adv Anneline van den Heever, requested time to consult with the evidence leaders before proceedings could get underway.
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Van den Heever told the Commission that she was recovering from a bacterial infection and had also been delayed after being stopped by metro police on her way to the venue.
“I’ve got quite a bad bacterial infection. I’ve been quite ill through the night. I got antibiotics yesterday afternoon and I again had to get it this morning. I’m still not feeling great, but I’m here out of respect and courtesy for the Commission. We were stopped down the road at some random stop and kept there for no reason whatsoever. But the metro police, and then it took us about 10 minutes to get through the front gate. So I apologise for being late.”
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