News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: The Cat, the Hat and the Woolies shopping bags of money

Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala's allegations against former police minister Bheki Cele shine some more, albeit untested, light on investigative journalist Jeff Wicks' findings that the pair met on quite a number of occasions.

The Cat, the man with the iconic hat, and black Woolworths shopping bags filled with hard cash.

Alleged attempted murderer and tender don Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala claims he showered former police minister Bheki Cele with R500 000 to try and get police investigators off his back.

Senior parliamentary correspondent Jan Gerber and Graeme Raubenheimer distil Matlala’s evidence before MPs, sitting in a Pretoria prison, with a giant pinch of salt.
Finally, we end off the show with Trump’s attempts to bar SA from the 2026 G20 and a different landmark moment in US-SA diplomatic relations with On This Day in SA History.

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