Cat asks to change prison

DISTANCE: ARGUES INCARCERATION IN KZN AFFECTS COURT CASE DEFENCE IN GAUTENG >>> Causes issues with consultations, says legal team.

- Molefe Seeletsa

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 in the High Court in Johannesburg yesterday alongside four co-accused for a pretrial hearing after their case was transferred from the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court.

The other accused are Matlala’s wife, Tsakani, alleged hitmen Musa Kekana and Tiego Floyd Mabusela, and Mabusela’s daughter, Nthabiseng Nzama.

The group is facing serious charges ranging from attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder to fraud, money laundering and defeating the ends of justice.