By Johnathan Paoli
The attempted murder case against alleged drug-cartel figure and controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has been postponed to next week Thursday, after yet another disrupted pre-trial appearance in the South Gauteng High Court on Friday.
Matlala, who appeared alongside his wife, Tsakane Matlala, and three co-accused, watched as the matter stalled once more over unresolved issues relating to his detention in a KwaZulu-Natal super-maximum facility.
“It’s near impossible to consult with him while he is at eBongweni Super Maximum Prison…you sit behind a thick glass where you can barely hear each other, with people around you listening,” his advocate, Anneline van den Heever, told the court.
Matlala and his co-accused, Tsakane Matlala, Musa Kekana, Floyd Mabusela and Zandile Nzama, face 25 charges, including 11 counts of attempted murder, linked to the failed assassination attempts on his former girlfriend, actress Tebogo Thobejane, taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni, and music
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