By Johnathan Paoli
Explosive new testimony before the Madlanga Commission has cast further light on the alleged criminal relationship between businessman Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala and suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.
Witness C, testifying remotely for security reasons, returned to the stand on Thursday morning to complete his evidence under the leadership of senior counsels Advocate Ofentse Motlhasedi and Advocate Mahlape Sello.
“According to what he told us, Sibiya only accepted cash, never transfers. He said he would drop money off himself at Sibiya’s home or at another gated property in Sandton,” Witness C testified.
The witness, a member of the task team investigating Matlala’s alleged crimes – which include charges of attempted murder for the failed hit on a former lover – said that the businessman frequently boasted about his connections to high-ranking police and political figures, particularly Sibiya.
Witness C said Matlala claimed to have first met
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