Court Forces Cat Matlala Out Of Menlyn Tower After Rent Chaos

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered the immediate eviction of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s company, Medicare24 Tshwane District, from its premium Menlyn Maine Towers offices after the business fell behind on rent.

The company, which secured a controversial R360 million SAPS tender in 2024, reportedly owed R258,890 in arrears.

Matlala, embroiled in explosive allegations of funding senior police officials and politicians, was taken to court by the building’s management after rental payments dried up from June 2024.

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The lucrative police tender that placed him in the spotlight was cancelled in May.

Court Orders Immediate Removal of Medicare24

Judge Colleen Collis ruled on Monday that Medicare24 and any occupants linked to the company be removed from the property without delay.

The order stated: “The immediate ejection of the respondent [Medicare24] and all persons claiming occupation under it; the sheriff of the honourable court be authorised to enforce eviction and be accompanied by South African Police Service if necessary.”

The court further granted Menlyn Maine Towers the right to claim Medicare24’s movable assets and recover the outstanding R258,890 plus interest.

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Medicare24 had signed a five-year lease running from September 2021 to August 2026. However, Menlyn Maine Towers alleged that Matlala violated the rental agreement by using the office space to house another of his companies — Cat VIP Protection — without consent, and by storing firearms on the premises. The landlord cancelled the lease in July, two months after Matlala’s arrest for attempted murder.

Matlala at Centre of Explosive SAPS Infiltration Allegations

Court papers revealed that by 21 November, Medicare24 had still not vacated the building. Matlala later told MPs he spent around R2 million a month on salaries and operating costs across his agencies.

The ongoing Madlanga Commission and a parliamentary committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration within SAPS heard multiple testimonies implicating Matlala in a network allegedly shielded by senior police figures.

Witnesses claimed he acted as a “money tree”, doling out bribes to secure the R360m tender.

Matlala denied wrongdoing and countered that he had been targeted amid factional battles involving Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo and KwaZulu-Natal commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

In his testimony, Matlala labelled former police minister Bheki Cele an “extortionist”, claiming Cele demanded R1 million after assisting him in retrieving items seized during a raid on his Menlyn offices in December 2024.

Police confiscated firearms registered to his security company before eventually returning them.

Additional testimony suggested Matlala paid R150,000 towards the ANC January 8 celebrations via Brown Mogotsi, who described himself as close to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.

Police also alleged he paid North West ANC figure Suleiman Carrim R1.5 million for assistance with the SAPS tender process.

Matlala remains in custody following his May arrest for attempted murder and has rejected all allegations levelled against him.

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