State mum on who authorised Vusi 'Cat' Matlala's blue light escorts

Police and SANDF deny knowledge of VIP treatment

- By Mawande AmaShabalala

Questions are being asked whether the SANDF and SAPS have sanctioned their members to provide protection services to tender tycoon Vusi “Cat” Matlala.

This was after video clips showed Matlala’s vehicles flashing blue lights, with members of the SANDF and police aboard as drivers and bodyguards.

The purported evidence of SANDF and SAPS members guarding Matlala also includes pictures and firearms registered in his security company’s name.

According to one of the video clips, which we have seen, Matlala’s German machines, fitted with blue lights, are seen flying on the freeway in Pretoria close to the Atterbury Road off-ramp. In another video, a woman believed to be Matlala’s ex-wife Cordelia Matlala is seen inside a vehicle, followed closely by another vehicle frantically flashing blue lights.

Our informants also alleged that the blue light escorts, which Matlala uses, are also frequently used to transport his current wife Tsakani Matlala and other people.