Zimbabwe News Update

🇿🇼 Published: 05 March 2026
📘 Source: IOL

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader Fadiel Adams claims businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is too small a figure to be considered a key member of the alleged Big Five cartel. MP and National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader Fadiel Adams says murder-accused businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is “too small” to be regarded as a member of the so-calledBig Five cartel, but claimed real cartels are in Parliament. According to Adams, Matlala acted as a cash funnel for powerful insiders within the South African Police Service (SAPS) and had illegal access to sensitive police records.

Adamswas testifying before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Wednesday night. The committee was established to investigate claims made by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during an explosive media briefing in July last year. Adams was questioned about allegations that he improperly accessed and handled classified police intelligence.

Advocate Maria Mokhoaetsi led the evidence. Adams told the committee he does not believe Matlala was a cartel member.

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Originally published by IOL • March 05, 2026

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