3 days later on, on Monday, 9 November, organised criminal offense implicated Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appeared before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, where he made surprising accusations about the really private investigator at the centre of his case.
For the very first time, Matlala exposed to the Madlanga Commission the contents and situations surrounding his questionable Section 204 declaration– a plan under which an implicated individual might acquire indemnity from prosecution in exchange for providing proof, based on the statutory requirements.
It was throughout his statement on Monday, 9 November, that Matlala dropped a bombshell when he declared that Perumal and senior detective Brian Padayachee had actually pushed him into signing a plea-and-sentence contract.
Matlala’s 204 declaration was taken a look at after commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga dismissed an application submitted by his defence counsel, supporter Annelene van den Heever, to obstruct using this witness declaration.
Suneel Bellochun, a senior detective at Idac, commissioned the declaration on 14 June 2026.
“I did not take an oath, and the declaration prepared by Perumal was altered in between 3 to 4 times. He typed whatever matched him,” Matlala informed the commission.
This affidavit sets out Matlala’s individual understanding of the situations surrounding the Medicare24 SAPS agreement. He deposed it with the objective of working together with the State and supporting the conclusion of a plea-and-sentence contract in regards to Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act.
The accusations strike at the heart of the Idac examination. They raise concerns about whether Matlala was being motivated to link senior cops authorities and whether the pursuit of proof versus those figures is jeopardising the stability of the examination itself.
Matlala declared that detectives desired him to offer incriminating info versus senior cops figures, consisting of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Dumisani Khumalo. He even more declared that Perumal had actually typed a Section 204 declaration consisting of info that did not stem from him.
Formerly, the commission had actually become aware of “Project Diversion”, a supposed questionable examination led by previous Idac head Andrea Johnson, that targeted Masemola and Khumalo.
Following damning and harmful claims before the commission, the 3 Idac authorities were suspended on 30 July 2026 by Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi.
The Sibiya cash path: Matlala’s altering account of supposed payments
Among the most controversial elements of Matlala’s Section 204 declaration, the commission heard, worries his supposed monetary relationship with previous senior policemans Shadrack Sibiya, who is dealing with accusations of sexually grooming a kid and a different rape case.
Sibiya resigned on 12 October 2026 while dealing with disciplinary procedures and stays in custody pending the result of his bail application.
Matlala dropped another bombshell before the commission, declaring that he had actually been pushed into lying about Sibiya when he affirmed before Parliament’s Advertisement Hoc Committee.
He declared that Sibiya consistently alerted his partner that Matlala ought to not expose anything about him to the parliamentary committee. According to Matlala, the hazards encompassed his life and the security of his household need to he reveal the reality.
These claims include another measurement to the relationship in between the 2 guys: not just the declared circulation of cash, however likewise claims of intimidation and pressure to hide their transactions.
Matlala’s declaration information declared money payments to Sibiya, however his statement before the commission exposed inconsistencies in how 2 deals were taped and discussed.
In his Section 204 declaration, Matlala explained reaching Sibiya’s Centurion house, where security personnel directed him to park inside the properties. He declared he handed Sibiya R50,000 in money, which Sibiya apparently positioned in his car.
Matlala contested this variation before the commission, firmly insisting that the R50,000 payment took location throughout the SAPS Excellence Awards in KwaZulu-Natal, not at Sibiya’s house.
A more significant disparity issues a supposed R500,000 payment following the awarding of the Medicare24 agreement.
According to the Section 204 declaration, Sibiya called Matlala and asked for a conference at his Centurion house, apparently asking him to bring money since significant effort had actually entered into protecting the tender.
Matlala mentioned that he did not have the cash in money and rather moved R500,000 from his business account into his service account at Koffi Trading before scheduling the cash to be moved to a business coming from his buddy, Given Makofane.
Before the commission on Monday, Matlala contested paragraph 49 of his declaration, stating he had actually not complied with Sibiya’s supposed demand for money. Rather, he kept that he moved the R500,000 to Makofane, not Sibiya.
Throughout Witness C’s statement, it emerged that at a casual conference with Matlala on 14 May 2025, the entrepreneur had actually supposedly explained Sibiya as “a lawbreaker who likes cash”, declaring that the previous law enforcement officer accepted just money payments, not electronic transfers.
Matlala likewise supposedly explained making money drop-offs at Sibiya’s house. To validate his claims of corrupt transactions, he offered Witness C with Sibiya’s phone number, initially in December 2024 and once again after his arrest in May 2025.
‘Caught lying’: Matlala faced over declared R500,000 payment to Sibiya
Proof leader supporter Adila Hassim SC consistently challenged Matlala over what she recommended were contradictions in between his sworn testament and the account he had actually formerly provided to commission detectives.
Hassim advised Matlala that he had actually affirmed that he made no payments to Sibiya, apart from the R50,000 he had actually acknowledged. Notes taken by commission private investigator Dlamini throughout an interview with Matlala, in the existence of proof leaders and his legal agent, appeared to oppose this variation.
According to Dlamini’s notes, Matlala had actually suggested that Sibiya helped him in protecting the Medicare24 tender. The conversation presumably happened before July 2024, before the tender award letter was provided to Matlala’s business.
The notes even more tape that, after the tender was granted, Matlala withdrew R500,000 from his 2 business, Medicare24 and Lux Africa Brand, regardless of not yet having actually gotten payment. He apparently obtained the cash and took it to Sibiya’s estate at Copperleaf Golf Estate, where he commended the senior policeman.
This account raises a main concern: if Matlala had formerly informed detectives that he personally provided R500,000 to Sibiya, why did he inform the commission that the cash had rather been moved to Given Makofane?
His statement will advance Tuesday, 10 November 2026. DM
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