Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appears at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on 26 August 2025. Picture: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo Tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has raised concerns about his continued detention at a correctional facility far from Gauteng, with his legal team requesting that he be transferred closer to the court where his case is being heard. Matlala appeared before the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday alongside four co-accused for a pre-trial hearing after their case was transferred from the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court.
Among accused include Matlala’s wife, Tsakani, hitmen Musa Kekana and Tiego Floyd Mabusela, as well as Mabusela’s daughter, Nthabiseng Nzama. The group is facing multiple serious charges, ranging from attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder to fraud, money laundering and defeating the ends of justice. The charges are linked mainly to the attempted killing of actress Tebogo Thobejane in October 2023.
She was shot at while driving along the N1 highway near Sandton. Tsakani Matlala and Nzama have since been released on bail, set at R20 000 and R10 000 respectively. Kekana and Mabusela abandoned their bail applications, while Matlala remains in custody afterhis bail was refusedin October 2025.
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During proceedings, prosecutor Elize le Roux told the court that the state had disclosed the docket to the defence in August last year. She also confirmed that all the related cases had been centralised.
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