SAPS accounting officer Brig Rachel Matjeng appeared before the Madlanga commission where she was quizzed about her relationship with Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala and the role she played in him getting a R350m SAPS tender.
“Mr Matlala showered me with gifts and money,” Brig Rachel Matjeng reveals that she was in a romantic relationship with Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala.
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Here are the five key takes from her testimony on Thursday:
- Matjeng assumed the head of section for quality management in crime record and crime scene management in SAPS seven months before Matlala was awarded the SAPS tender in 2024.
- Matjeng told the commission that since 2017 she had been in an on-off relationship with Matlala and described him as humble, respectful and romantic human.
- Commissioner Mbuyiseli Madlanga told Matjeng that her conversation with Matlala appeared to be part of a “businesslike” relationship.
- Commissioner Sesi Baloyi revealed that Matlala gave Matjeng more than R113,000 between 2019 and 2021, at the height of their romance.
- She claimed the money received from Matlala in 2025 was for her friend who owns a butchery.
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