GAUTENG. – The corruption case against Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and 15 co-accused over the alleged irregular award of an R228 million contract to Medicare 24 Tshwane District has been postponed to 17 November.
Henry Mamothame, Idac spokesperson, says the Pretoria Regional Court postponed the case to allow the review panel to complete its assessment of the validity of the charges against the accused. The national director of public prosecutions must thereafter issue a directive on the way forward.
The postponement forms part of the Idac Reset Project. which involves the review of all cases by a review panel of senior prosecutors from the national prosecution authority and senior advocates from the special investigation unit. The process is aimed at ensuring that all legal requirements have been followed and to determine whether the evidence in the cases meets the minimum requirements for convictions.
The accused are facing charges of corruption relating to the alleged irregular award of a contract valued at approximately R228 million to Medicare 24 Tshwane District, a company owned by Matlala.
Idac says the NPA remains committed to ensuring that all legal requirements are met when prosecuting cases of alleged corruption.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
