{"id":53820,"date":"2026-03-25T03:06:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53820"},"modified":"2026-03-25T03:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:06:05","slug":"senior-cops-arrested-involvement-cat-matlalas-r360m-tender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/25\/senior-cops-arrested-involvement-cat-matlalas-r360m-tender\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve senior cops arrested for involvement in Cat Matlala&#8217;s R360m tender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The arrests are linked to a tender awarded to Matlala&#8217;s company Medicare 24 Tshwane District. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At least 12 high-ranking police officers and a company director have been arrested in connection with the awarding of an irregular R360 million tender to murder accused tenderpreneur Vusimuzi \u201cCat\u201d Matlala\u2019s company, Medicare 24 Tshwane District.<\/p>\n<p>The group were handcuffed by the National Prosecuting Authority\u2019s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) in a series of raids on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arrests\">Arrests<\/h2>\n<p>Matlala allegedly bribed top police officers, including generals, to facilitate the award of the contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame said the arrests are linked to a tender awarded to Medicare 24 Tshwane District.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll accused are expected to make their first appearance before the Pretoria Magistrates\u2019 Court on charges of corruption, fraud and the Contravention of the PFMA (Public Finance Management Act).\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contract\">Contract<\/h3>\n<p>The irregular contract, which was awarded in 2024, has been at the centre of proceedings of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and a parliamentary inquiry into crime networks infiltrating the South African Police Service (Saps) and the country\u2019s criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<p>In November last year, Matlala reluctantly explained how his company, Medicare 24 Tshwane District, was awarded the R360 million South African Police Service (Saps) health services contract.<\/p>\n<p>While the contract was advertised for R360 million, R600 million was available in the Saps budget.<\/p>\n<p>Saps chief financial officer (CFO), Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, told Parliament\u2019s ad hoc committee that the contract was flagged as a possible irregular expenditure in the first week of March 2024 and confirmed as irregular in May.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-medicare24\">Medicare24<\/h3>\n<p>R466 million was disclosed as irregular expenditure. A few invoices remain in the system for this tender; however, Dimpane has instructed her team to stop the payments.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of Medicare 24 Tshwane District came through Mike van Wyk, who lives on the same estate as Matlala.<\/p>\n<p>The deal between Matlala and Van Wyk is between a franchisor and its franchisee, with Van Wyk owning Medicare24 Holdings.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was that Matlala would register his company under Medicare24 Holdings and pay a management fee to the company on every contract secured by Medicare24 Tshwane District.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-charges\">Charges<\/h3>\n<p>Matlala is already facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, money laundering, and defeating the ends of justice, related to the shooting of his former lover, actress Tebogo Thobejane, in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Thobejane\u2019s vehicle was allegedly shot at. She sustained injuries after her vehicle was ambushed.<\/p>\n<p>Matlala was also implicated in the Thembisa Hospital corruption saga, in which the Special Investigations Unit revealed that he benefited from at least R13 million through procurement deals.<\/p>\n<p>He single-handedly redefined the purpose of the Woolworths shopping bag, so much so that the retailer reworked it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Twelve #senior #cops #arrested #involvement #Cat #Matlalas #R360m #tender<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrests are linked to a tender awarded to Matlala&#8217;s company Medicare 24 Tshwane District. 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