By: Xolani Khumalo
Witness C has told the Madlanga commission of inquiry that tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala claimed to have paid about R500 000 toward Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s African National Congress presidential campaign.
He says that Matlala allegedly made the payments through businessman Brown Mogotsi to cover flights and accommodation for the ANC’s January 8 celebrations.
Witness C says that Matlala believed his support for Mchunu would protect him from police investigations but later felt betrayed when his R360-million police tender was cancelled.
“I jokingly asked if he believed if Minister Mchunu will succeed in the Presidency campaign for the ANC, he indicated that he did not believe that the Minister will win his campaign and was afraid of discouraging him,” says Witness C.
