Suspended Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola and co-accused Medicare24 tender case postponed to August

By Johnathan Paoli

The corruption case against suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and 15 other accused linked to the controversial South African Police Service (SAPS) Medicare24 tender has been postponed to 28 August to allow the State to finalise disclosure of its docket and amend the charge sheet following businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s decision to plead guilty and become a State witness.

Presiding over the case in the Pretoria Magistrate’s court on Friday, Magistrate J.C. Kruger postponed the matter after prosecutors said Matlala’s plea agreement had significantly altered the prosecution’s case and could lead to additional charges and further arrests.

“The matter is postponed until the 28th of August this year in Court 16. And I’ve written on the record that it is for the finalisation of the disclosure,” Kruger said.

He extended the bail of accused numbers two to seven and 10 to 16 on their existing