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News24
3 days ago
- Business
- News24
The Lead: Selling sweets to pay for matric ball and May's best good news stories
From a viral Grade 12 pupil selling sweets every morning at a local taxi rank to attend his matric dance to a young Ikeys rugby star who got a shock call-up from Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus, by the end of Tuesday's discussion with Good News editor Paul Herman in The Lead, we hope to leave you feeling extra inspired and proud to be a South African. Later in the show, host Graeme Raubenheimer discusses controversial Gauteng tenderpreneur Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala, who abandoned his bid for bail in connection with an alleged failed hit. Finally, we look at how the economy barely budged in this year's first quarter. Listen on YouTube: Listen on Apple Podcasts:
News24
3 days ago
- General
- News24
Vusimusi ‘Cat' Matlala abandons bail bid, will remain in jail ahead of trial
Vusimusi Matlala has abandoned his bail bid in a brief court appearance. His wife, Tsakani, secured bail with strict conditions. They are facing charges linked to a botched hit. For secure, anonymous communication with News24's investigation team, click here. Tenderpreneur and criminally accused businessman Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala abandoned his bid for bail in the Alexandra Magistrate's court on Friday and has traded his high-life for a prison cell while awaiting trial. Both Matlala and his socialite wife, Tsakani, face charges relating to the botched hit on actress and socialite Tebogo Thobejane. Thobejane survived a hit-style shooting in Sandton in October 2023 when the car she was travelling in came under fire. According to a provisional charge sheet, Matlala faces charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and money laundering. Tsakani will face charges of money laundering and acting as an accessory after the fact. In a brief appearance, with the couple huddling together in the dock, the court heard that the State advocate and Matlala's legal team had found common ground. As such, by agreement, Tsakani was granted bail in the amount of R20 000 with strict conditions. She was told to hand in her passport, may not leave Gauteng, and may not contact witnesses in the matter, or the family members of other accused. This is a developing story.
News24
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News24
The Lead: Has Vusi ‘Cat' Matlala run out of lives? Jeff Wicks on his arrest and tender trouble
He is languishing in a prison cell for an attempted hit on his former lover, and now the walls are closing in on tender don, Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala, for a now cancelled R360-million SAPS health services tender allegedly unduly awarded to his company, Medicare 24 Tshwane District in 2024. Matlala's bail proceedings on Monday in connection with allegedly orchestrating the failed attempt on actress Tebogo Thobejane's life in 2023 have been postponed to 30 May. In the meantime, officials with the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) are delving into the legalities of the allegedly corrupt police tender that saw R18.5 million paid into the Cat's accounts, despite his company's 'sustained underperformance'. News24 investigative journalist, Jeff Wicks, has been on the Cat's tail for months now. 'This is a tender process perverted. What this really shows is a patent lack of due diligence and now there must be accountability.' You can read his full article here. Later in the show, host Graeme Raubenheimer catches us up on an Eastern Cape coastal town's fight against sand mining. And finally, an early winter cold front promises a dusting of snow on our mountaintops this week. Listen on YouTube: Listen on Apple Podcasts:
