By Thapelo Molefe
The attempted murder and money laundering case against alleged criminal mastermind Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala was postponed to 26 February for pre-trial proceedings, with the court confirming that he has been returned to the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre, known as C-MAX, to allow his legal team to consult with him.
Matlala and his four co-accused, including his wife Tsakane, appeared in court on Thursday in connection with three alleged assassination plots, among them the attempted murder of his former girlfriend, Tebogo Thobejane.
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The bulk of proceedings focused on the defence’s concerns about consulting with Matlala after his transfer on 21 December to the eBongweni Supermax Correctional Centre in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, nearly 700 kilometres from Johannesburg.
Matlala’s Advocate, Anneline van den Heever, told the court that consultation conditions at the facility were restrictive and made it difficult to properly
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