ANALYSIS | How IDAC built a case on a letter that said ‘nothing at all’
In what seems like a case of fruits from a poisonous tree, Azarrah Karrim explains why the legal route IDAC took to investigate senior Crime Intelligence officials has still not been adequately answered by its head, Andrea Johnson.
Cat Matlala to be tried after withdrawing from plea deal with State
Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala has withdrawn from a plea-and-sentencing agreement with the State and will go on trial on charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering instead.
REPORTING NOTES | Malema ally’s top toilet tender
News24 investigative journalist Azarrah Karrim talks to Sikonathi Mantshantsha about the latest instalment in the Hunted series.
Toilet tenders: How a former Malema connection raked in R1.6bn from Ekurhuleni
Two companies from Limpopo have collected R1.6 billion in payments from the Ekurhuleni municipality since 2016. Some of the money is from the chemical toilets programme that was investigated by auditor Mpho Mafole ahead of his murder in 2025.
Mashazi’s R60m mansion: The palace Edwin Sodi used to call home
Former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi called a R60-million mansion – complete with a private lift, spa sanctuary, and a “pyjama lounge” – home. This while Madlanga Commission investigators probe her conduct managing the metro’s R50-billion budget.
Cat Matlala in limbo after court rejects plea bargain as unjust
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court rejected a plea-and-sentence agreement on Wednesday, which tender don Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala and the State had concluded.
Cat Matlala: Why the State cut a deal – and what it is, and is not
The plea and sentencing deal inked between underworld don Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala and the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption consigns the former to a cell and avoids a protracted trial. His testimony, for the State, is expected to target high-ranking cops and figures of political influence.
‘Cat’ Matlala pleads guilty in R360m SAPS tender fraud case
Underworld actor Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala has pleaded guilty to fraud and corruption charges related to his R360 million SAPS tender.
Cat Matlala to face music alone after tender fraud trial separated from that of co-accused
The trial of underworld actor Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, which is linked to alleged corruption related to his tainted R360-million SAPS tender, has been separated from that of his co-accused and he will face the court alone on Thursday.
R25m in 150 minutes: How Tembisa kingpin’s fire sale bled the taxpayer
New documents reveal how Tembisa Hospital syndicate kingpin Stefan Govindraju used an armada of shell companies to drain R25 million in just two-and-a-half hours, aided and abetted by the very officials appointed to stop him.