The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s company, Medicare24 Tshwane District, which was awarded a R360m police tender, to beevicted from upmarket Pretoriaoffices over unpaid rent. Matlala, accused of bankrolling politicians and top cops after winning the R360m tender in 2024, was taken to court by Menlyn Maine Towers in the east of Pretoria for unpaid rent. The police tender was cancelled in May.
Menlyn Maine Towers argued Matlala owed R258,890 in rental charges after he started having payment troubles in June 2024. The case was before judge Colleen Collis on Monday, and the court ordered Matlala’s company be evicted from the offices. The court ordered: “The immediate ejection of the respondent [Medicare24] and all persons claiming occupation under it; the sheriff of the honourable court be authorised to enforce eviction and be accompanied by the South African Police Service if necessary.” The court also granted Menlyn Maine Towers legal claim to Medicare24 moveable property and payment of R258,890 in rental arrears with interest.
Matlala, who is central figure in the state’s investigation into allegations of criminal infiltration in the South African Police Service (SAPS), had a five-year lease with the company for Medicare24 from September 2021 to August 2026. The company accused Matlala of housing his other company,Cat VIP Protection, in Medicare24’s offices without consent, breaching the lease agreement. The security company kept guns at the upmarket offices.
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Menlyn Maine Towers cancelled the lease in July, two months after Matlala was arrested for attempted murder. “In an attempt to mitigate its losses, the applicant [Menlyn Maine Towers] cancelled the lease agreement by sending a cancellation letter/notice to vacate to the respondent [Medicare24] in July 2025,” the company’s court papers read. The property company’s attorneys, Maree Attorneys, indicated by November 21 the premises were not vacated by Medicare24. Matlala, testifying before parliament’s ad hoc committee, told MPs he spent about R2m monthly on salaries of his employees and other expenses for his companies.
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