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One of the most explosive revelations in @wicks_jeff’ The Shadow State is about Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala.
A man with 13 separate police investigations against him.
Every case withdrawn.
Yet in 2019 his company landed a R360m SAPS contract.
How? #TheShadowState
One of the most explosive revelations in @wicks_jeff’ The Shadow State is about Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala.
A man with 13 separate police investigations against him.
Every case withdrawn.
Yet in 2019 his company landed a R360m SAPS contract.
How? #TheShadowState
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The charges ranged from theft to intimidation to attempted murder.
Not one went to trial.
Instead of accountability, Matlala was rewarded with public money. #TheShadowState
The charges ranged from theft to intimidation to attempted murder.
Not one went to trial.
Instead of accountability, Matlala was rewarded with public money. #TheShadowState
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His wife’s company, Cat Protection and Security, scored lucrative Gauteng hospital contracts.
This was the same corrupt procurement network Babita Deokaran flagged before her murder. #TheShadowState
His wife’s company, Cat Protection and Security, scored lucrative Gauteng hospital contracts.
This was the same corrupt procurement network Babita Deokaran flagged before her murder. #TheShadowState
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Lifestyle:
Handbags costing up to R68,800
Designer sneakers at R10,000
Gucci pumps at R16,000
Flashed online, alongside helicopters and illegal blue-light convoys. #TheShadowState
Lifestyle:
Handbags costing up to R68,800
Designer sneakers at R10,000
Gucci pumps at R16,000
Flashed online, alongside helicopters and illegal blue-light convoys. #TheShadowState
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Those blue-light vehicles? Registered under the Ekurhuleni Metro Police fleet.
This let Matlala dodge fines and licensing, all at taxpayer expense.
Officials who enabled this faced no consequence, some were promoted. #TheShadowState
Those blue-light vehicles? Registered under the Ekurhuleni Metro Police fleet.
This let Matlala dodge fines and licensing, all at taxpayer expense.
Officials who enabled this faced no consequence, some were promoted. #TheShadowState
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Then came the SAPS tender.
Medicare 24 Tshwane District — a shell company registered in 2019, run from a strip mall, flagged for deregistration.
Yet SAPS awarded it a 3-year R360m contract. #TheShadowState
Then came the SAPS tender.
Medicare 24 Tshwane District — a shell company registered in 2019, run from a strip mall, flagged for deregistration.
Yet SAPS awarded it a 3-year R360m contract. #TheShadowState
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This, while Matlala was under investigation by the SIU, Hawks, SARS and the NPA.
Instead of blocking him, SAPS gave him the keys to another revenue stream. #TheShadowState
This, while Matlala was under investigation by the SIU, Hawks, SARS and the NPA.
Instead of blocking him, SAPS gave him the keys to another revenue stream. #TheShadowState
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When Jeff Wicks asked for procurement records under transparency laws, SAPS refused.
No records, no accountability, no answers. #TheShadowState
When Jeff Wicks asked for procurement records under transparency laws, SAPS refused.
No records, no accountability, no answers. #TheShadowState
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This is the question South Africa must ask:
How did a man with 13 'failed' investigations, links to Tembisa Hospital corruption, and shell companies, win a R360m SAPS contract? #TheShadowState
This is the question South Africa must ask:
How did a man with 13 'failed' investigations, links to Tembisa Hospital corruption, and shell companies, win a R360m SAPS contract? #TheShadowState
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The Shadow State by Jeff Wicks is essential reading.
It shows how corruption kills whistle-blowers, drains public money, and leaves law enforcement complicit.
Babita Deokaran warned us. The question remains: who in SAPS signed off?
#TheShadowState
The Shadow State by Jeff Wicks is essential reading.
It shows how corruption kills whistle-blowers, drains public money, and leaves law enforcement complicit.
Babita Deokaran warned us. The question remains: who in SAPS signed off?
#TheShadowState
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