How a former 'street kid' is key to South Africa's police corruption inquiry
Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, due to appear at the Madlanga Commission, grew up hustling to make a living.
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"I had to raise myself. I was actually a street kid."
— Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala , Other
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Mbuyiseli Madlanga is a retired Constitutional Court judge overseeing the corruption inquiry.
Tsakane Matlala is the wife of Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala and is also accused in a separate attempted murder charge.
Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala is a controversial businessman involved in a major police corruption inquiry in South Africa.
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Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, due to appear at the Madlanga Commission, grew up hustling to make a living.
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