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IMantshi u-Ignatius du Preez isichithile isivumelwano sikaMatlala seminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, yaphakamisa iminyaka engu-12 ejele ngamacala okukhwabanisa, inkohlakalo nokushushumbisa imali.
UVusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala ubuyela enkantolo yasePitoli ngomhlaka-13 kuNtulikazi ngemuva kokuthi yena noMbuso behlulekile ukuvumelana ngesigwebo sakhe sokugcina.
UVusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala kuzomele alinde amanye amasonto amabili ukuthola ukuthi uzohlala isikhathi esingakanani ejele. Inkantolo ilihlehlisele umhlaka-14 kuNtulikazi icala lakhe ngemuva kokuthi yena noMbuso bengavumelananga ngesigwebo sokugcina.
UMatlala wawaphika ngomhlaka-25 kuNtulikazi amacala ayisikhombisa okukhwabanisa, inkohlakalo kanye nokushushumbisa imali, ahlobene nethenda ye-SAPS ka-R228 million eyanikezwa inkampani yakhe, iMedicare24 District yaseTshwane. Ithenda yakhangiswa ngo-R360 million yahoxiswa ngonyaka odlule ngemuva kokuba ucwaningo lwamabhuku lwathola ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Ngaleso sikhathi inkampani yakhe yayisikhokhelwe imali elinganiselwa ku-R50 million.
Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sakhe neNational Prosecuting Authority, uMatlala uzodonsa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ejele ukuze anikeze ubufakazi obufaka namaphoyisa aphezulu. Kodwa imantshi u-Ignatius du Preez usichithile leso sivumelwano wathi sithambile kakhulu.
UDu Preez uphakamise ukuthi agwetshwe kanzima, iminyaka engu-15 ngokukhwabanisa, elengisiwe eyisikhombisa, kanye neminyaka engu-10 umuntu ngamunye ngenkohlakalo nokushushumbisa imali, ehambisana kakhulu nesigwebo sokukhwabanisa. Umphumela ubuzoba iminyaka engu-12 ejele, okungaphezu kweminyaka emine uMatlala abekuhlosile.
Imantshi ayizange iqiniseke ukuthi uMatlala wayezisola ngempela. Uthe uMatlala wavuma nje ukubambisana ngemuva kokuthi esevele eboshiwe ngolunye udaba.
“La macala enziwe ngenxa yobugovu ngaphandle kwesizathu,” kusho uDu Preez.
UMatlala akakagwetshwa. Useyisiboshwa esiyingozi enkulu e-C-Max eKgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre, nalapho ebhekene khona necala elihlukile ngamacala angu-25, okuhlanganisa nangu-11 okuzama ukubulala.
Leli cala liyingxenye yophenyo lweKhomishini kaMadlanga mayelana nenkohlakalo emsebenzini wamaphoyisa. UKhomishana wamaphoyisa kuzwelonke osamisiwe uFannie Masemola, ongomunye wabasolwa noMatlala, icala lakhe lahlehliselwa umhlaka-28 kuNcwaba.
Osesithombeni esingenhla: UVusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala esenkantolo ngoLwesithathu ngomhlaka-1 kuNtulikazi ka-2026.
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