By Thapelo Molefe
Advocate Laurence Hodes SC has told the Johannesburg High Court that Magistrate Syta Prinsloo made an error in her decision to deny bail to businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
Matlala, a well-known tenderpreneur, appeared in the High Court on Monday to appeal the ruling handed down last month by the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, which denied him bail.
He faces charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, defeating the ends of justice, and money laundering in connection with the 2023 failed hit on his former lover, socialite Tebogo Thobejane.
In September, the Magistrate’s Court found that Matlala posed a flight risk and could interfere with witnesses if released. The court ruled that he had not demonstrated convincing circumstances to justify his release, resulting in his continued detention.
In his appeal, Hodes told the High Court that Magistrate Prinsloo had misapplied the law by treating the case as a
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