More charges for Vusimusi ‘Cat' Matlala and co-accused
On Friday, Matlala and the three co-accused returned to the dock of Alexandra Magistrate's Court, where they are charged with a 2023 attempt on the life of Matlala's former lover, socialite Tebogo Thobejane.
During proceedings, the State revealed that it was planning on centralising two other cases: one from Pretoria West and another from Lyttelton.
The case was postponed to August for that purpose.
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