PLEA DEAL: Matlala could serve 8 years in prison, turns State witness on SAPS members

After pleading guilty to charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering, organised crime accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has been handed 15-years’ imprisonment, suspended for seven years, in the R228-million SAPS tender rigging case. I…
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