KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has cautioned against underestimating the influence of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlalala within law enforcement agencies.
Testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday, the KZN police commissioner detailed how some of Matlalala’s personal vehicles were registered and maintained by the City of Ekurhuleni.
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Blue Lights and Municipal Privileges
The revelation first surfaced last year through Eyewitness News, which reported that Matlalala’s cars were illegally fitted with blue lights supplied by Ekurhuleni’s police chief, Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi.
A classified report from the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) corroborated these findings.
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According to the police Commissioner, Matlalala intentionally sought to integrate himself within law enforcement structures.
“Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is one fellow that has been enjoying too much privilege from law enforcement and the typical example is that four or five of his personal vehicles were registered by the deputy chief of police in Ekurhuleni, Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi,” he said.
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Mkhwanazi further highlighted Matlalala’s longstanding attempts to embed himself in law enforcement.
“The vehicles, when you test them on the system, reflect as if they belong to the municipality. He took these vehicles, and he caused the municipality to take municipal blue lights, and he fitted them on these vehicles,” the commissioner explained.
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