PRETORIA - The property fraud case against alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his three co-accused has been postponed to 11 February 2027 for finalisation of financial investigations.
Matlala, his wife, Tsakane, his sister, Claudette Masethe, and Gift Makofane appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Thursday. They are facing charges of fraud, forgery and uttering.
The State alleges that the accused falsified documents in January 2025 to secure a lease for a Waterkloof property at R95,000 per month.
Matlala is also facing a separate charge of contravening the Identification Act, linked to an allegedly forged Eswatini identity document.
He has abandoned his bail application, while his three co-accused have each been released on R20,000 bail.
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