Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied any connection to murder-accused businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala during his third day of testimony before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday.
Senzo insisted he had never met, spoken to, or received any benefit — financial or otherwise — from Cat, saying he only learned of him last December during discussions with Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola about a police training college tender.
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“I don’t know Matlala, I’ve never met him, never seen him with my naked eye” Minister Senzo Mchunu emphatically denies having any ties with Vusi “Cat” Matlala. #AdHocMchunu #AdHocCommittee pic.twitter.com/AvvNAR6JpX— SABC News (@SABCNews) October 21, 2025
Questioned by EFF leader Julius Malema, Senzo confirmed he had asked Cat — while in prison — to sign an affidavit denying any relationship between them, explaining that he wanted to correct false media reports suggesting Cat funded his lifestyle.
“What is it that I’ve ever received from Matlala? Or what word has ever gone between me and Matlala? But they say he funds my lifestyle,” he said.
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Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu now confirms he solicited an affidavit from Matlala, a prisoner still awaiting bail despite claiming not to know him personally.
This is after the CIC challenges the Minister’s claim that lawyers obtained an affidavit from Cat… pic.twitter.com/J3Xg5YTBue
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Senzo urged the committee or the Madlanga Commission to call Cat to testify and clear his name.
First published by African Insider
Compiled by Betha Madhomu
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