By Marcus Moloko
South Africa may have avoided a potential national security scandal after the collapse of an alleged business plan involving controversial tenderpreneur and alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and OR Tambo International Airport.
An investigative report by News24 this week uncovered Matlala’s proposal for a luxury private terminal, named The Green Lounge, which would have allowed selected individuals to bypass immigration and security checks.
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The plan promised fine dining, smoking rooms, and sleep pods for wealthy clients.
Had the scheme succeeded, Matlala would have gained extraordinary power in the form of control over who entered and exited the country.
His employees, not state officials, would have overseen security screening at one of South Africa’s most critical national key points.
This arrangement would have effectively privatised border control, opening dangerous channels for fast-tracking individuals, which
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