Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala Explains Why He Hates Brown Mogotsi During Madlanga Commission Testimony

• Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry about his relationship with Brown Mogotsi
• The controversial tenderpreneur noted that the political fixer approached him, claiming to represent Senzo Mchunu's office
• Matlala explained why he had questions about some of the information and claims that Mogotsi was giving him

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GAUTENG – Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that he hates Brown Mogotsi.

The controversial tenderpreneur made the comments during his first day of testimony before the Commission on 17 August 2026. Matlala was testifying about his relationship with Mogotsi before the Commission, which is probing allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption within the criminal justice system.

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Matlala says he hates Mogotsi

When asked whether he still maintained any contact with Mogotsi, Matlala was direct.

"I actually hate him. He caused a lot of problems for me," Matlala said.

He noted that the relationship soured following his 2025 arrest.

Matlala says Mogotsi claimed to be from Senzo Mchunu’s office

Matlala told the Commission that Mogotsi first approached him requesting money and identified himself as someone connected to Senzo Mchunu's office. Matlala subsequently met then-Police Minister Bheki Cele, who reportedly advised him to hand over the funds. Following that meeting, Matlala said he transferred R150,000 and additionally paid for Mogotsi's flights.

Despite making these payments, Matlala said he had grown increasingly sceptical of Mogotsi's legitimacy. He chose to continue paying, he explained, specifically to avoid alerting Mogotsi to the fact that he had lost confidence in him.

Matlala was unsure whether Mogotsi was working with Mchunu

On the question of whether Mogotsi was acting independently or with Mchunu's knowledge, Matlala said he could not determine whether Mogotsi was invoking Mchunu's name to extract money or was genuinely acting on Mchunu's behalf.

Source: Briefly News