Matlala bail appeal

2025 in Review | The Cat Matlala court saga — a year of bail battles and High Court drama

One of South Africa’s most closely watched legal sagas centred on Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, the controversial businessman accused of orchestrating an attempted hit on his former girlfriend, media personality Tebogo Thobejane. Marked by tense bail hearings, strategic legal manoeuvres and significant prosecutorial moves, the case kept the country watching as it moved steadily through the courts. Below is a chronological look at how the Matlala saga unfolded over the year. […]

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‘Cat’ Matlala to spend more time behind bars

Controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has once again lost his bid for freedom. The High Court in Johannesburg on Monday dismissed his application challenging the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court decision to deny him bail. Matlala, accused of orchestrating a botched attack on his ex-girlfriend and media personality, Tebogo Thobejane, which left her injured and a friend with a serious spinal injury — had requested R100,000 bail with house arrest conditions. The […]

October 27, 2025 185

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Judgment looms in ‘Cat’ Matlala bail appeal

The Johannesburg High Court is expected to deliver judgment in controversial businessman, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s, bail appeal either on Friday or Monday. Matlala turned to the High Court on Monday after the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court denied him bail last month, citing concerns that he might flee or interfere with witnesses. The 49-year-old tenderpreneur is accused of orchestrating the failed assassination of his former girlfriend, media personality Tebogo Thobejane, in 2023 […]

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