Pretoria – Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala and three co-accused will return to the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court in February next year after their alleged property fraud case was postponed for further financial investigations.
Matlala, 50, his wife Tsakani Matlala, 38, Claudette Masethe, 31, and Given Makofane, 46, appeared in court on Thursday, 29 October.
The matter was postponed to 11 February 2027 to allow the State to complete its financial investigations into allegations that the accused used falsified documents to secure a lease for a property in Waterkloof Heights, Pretoria.
According to EWN, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said the State needed more time to examine financial records linked to the four accused.
“The State asked for a postponement for further investigations in relation to financial investigations,” Mahanjana said.
She explained that the process was lengthy because investigators needed to examine the financial statements of each accused individually.
The property fraud case against Vusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and his three co-accused has been postponed to the 11th of February next year
Prosecution says Matlala and his co-accused acted with common purpose between 13 and 21 January 2025 to secure a residential lease agreement for a high-end estate in Waterkloof Heights, eastern Pretoria.
The rental fee for the upmarket property was set at R95,000 per month.
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The four face two counts of fraud, two counts of uttering and one count of forgery. Matlala faces an additional charge of contravening the Identification Act.
The State alleges that in January 2025, the four accused acted with a common purpose to falsify documents to secure a lease agreement for a property in Waterkloof Heights through a real estate agent.
The property was reportedly rented for R95,000 a month.
Matlala is also accused of unlawfully possessing an identity document issued in the name of Vusumuzi Dlamini between 13 and 21 January 2025. The document allegedly purported to associate him with the Eswatini Royal House and was allegedly used in connection with securing the lease.
According to eNCA, the postponement was to allow the finalisation of the financial investigations.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
Matlala previously abandoned his bail application in this matter, with his legal team opting to deal with his separate case in the Johannesburg High Court first.
His three co-accused were each granted bail of R20,000.
As reported by TimesLIVE when Matlala abandoned his bail bid, the charges relate to the alleged use of falsified documents to obtain the Waterkloof property lease.
The property fraud case is separate from the criminal proceedings Matlala faces in Johannesburg, where he and his wife are among the accused in a case involving attempted murder charges.
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