UVusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala kanye nabanye abane abasolwa nabo bazovela eNkantolo Ephakeme yaseGoli ngomhlaka-20 Julayi 2026, bebhekene namacala angu-25 ahlanganisa namacala angu-11 okuzama ukubulala, ukwakha uzungu lokubulala, kanye nokuba nezibhamu nezinhlamvu ezingenayo ilayisensi, ngokusho kweNational Prosecuting Authority. La macala avela emizamweni yokubulala okusolwa ukuthi ihlose intombi kaMatlala uTebogo Thobejane, usomabhizinisi uJoe Sibanyoni, kanye nomkhiqizi womculo uSeunkie Mokubung phakathi kuka-Agasti 2022 noJanuwari 2024.

Isimo Sezinqumo Zokumangalelwa Nebheyili

UMatlala, kanye nabanye abasolwa nabo uMusa Kekana noTiego Mabusela, basagcinwe esitokisini ngemuva kokwenqatshelwa ibheyili, njengoba kuqinisekiswe yirekhodi lenkantolo ngomhlaka-30 Juni 2026. UmkaMatlala, uTsakani, noNthabiseng Nzama bangaphandle ngebheyili futhi nabo bazovela enkantolo.

Imibiko yabezindaba ikhuluma ngobudlelwano obusolwayo bomsolwa neqembu elibizwa ngokuthi yi-Big Five cartel, isimangalo esishiwo encwadini kaSashin Naidoo ye-SABC News. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuxhumana okusolwayo kusalokhu kungaphansi kwenqubo yokwahlulela futhi akukahlolwa enkantolo.

Icala Lokukhwabanisa Elihambisanayo kanye Nesikhathi Esibekiwe

UMatlala uphinde abhekane namacala ahlukene ecaleni lokukhwabanisa ngamathenda e-SAPS elibiza u-R228 million, lapho ahoxa khona esivumelwaneni sokuvuma icala ngemuva kokuba iNkantolo Yamacala Ezentengiselwano Ekhethekile yasePitoli yenqabe isigwebo seminyaka eyisishiyagalombili esihlongozwayo ngomhlaka-13 Julayi 2026, ngokusho kwe-eNCA. Leli cala lihlukile kumacala okuzama ukubulala futhi lisesezinkantolo.

Icala lokuzama ukubulala ladluliselwa eNkantolo Ephakeme ngomhlaka-11 Novemba 2025, kulandela uchungechunge lokuhlehliswa kwecala. Izigameko ezibalulekile ephepheni lecala ziqala ngo-Agasti 2022 kanye nokuzama ukubulala uSibanyoni, kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba uJanuwari 2024 ngecala eliphathelene noDJ Vettys.

Icala lihlelelwe ukuqala ngomhlaka-20 Julayi 2026, kanti kulindeleke ukuthi umbuso ubize ofakazi abaningana abahlobene nemizamo yokubulala okusolwayo. Kulindeleke ukuthi kuthuthukiswe ezinye izinto njengoba icala liqhubeka.