Brown Mogotsi tells Madlanga Commission he was part of Hawks’ infiltration operation into Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala

By Johnathan Paoli

The Madlanga Commission resumed on Tuesday with explosive testimony from self-described information broker Brown Mogotsi, who insisted that his controversial dealings with businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala were part of a sanctioned Hawks infiltration operation, not corrupt solicitation.

Mogotsi told the commission that he was tasked by senior police officials to “get close” to Matlala, whose company had secured a R360 million SAPS Health Services tender, despite being under investigation for alleged involvement in the Tembisa Hospital graft scandal.

Mogotsi said his work was authorised directly by the suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, who allegedly handed Mogotsi Matlala’s contact details and instructed him to infiltrate a suspected tender syndicate.

“My task was simple, I had to get close to Matlala and identify the syndicate involved in the tender, including, if any, SAPS members. I also had to convince Matlala that I was close to (suspended