Tebogo Thobejane botched hit case: ‘Cat’ and co-accused appear in court
The case against Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and co-accused over the alleged Tebogo Thobejane hit plot has been postponed.
The high-profile case against Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, his wife Tsakani Matlala, Musa Kekana and Tiego Floyd Mabusela has been postponed to August 26.
According to Alex News, this follows their brief appearance in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court today on charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering. The charges are linked to a botched assassination attempt on Matlala’s former partner, actress Tebogo Thobejane.
Magistrate Rennie Boshoff announced the postponement after the defence raised concerns about incomplete disclosure of case documents.
The defence argued the state had only partially disclosed the docket while withholding critical documents, such as Matlala’s bank statements. They accused the state of attempting to ambush them and requested full disclosure to prepare their case adequately. Boshoff said their request would be granted.
The request for the crucial documents centres on allegations that Matlala transferred over R100 000 from his business account to the account of someone linked to Mabusela. A significant portion of that money was later funnelled to Mabusela himself.
To disguise the payment, the accused allegedly fabricated a fraudulent funeral parlour invoice to convince police the money Mabusela received was for his mother’s funeral, when it was allegedly intended to finance the hit on Thobejane.
The attempt on Thobejane’s life took place on the N1 highway near Sandton in 2023. At the time, Thobejane and her friend were driving when they were ambushed, and their car was shot multiple times. Her friend was wounded.
Kekana and Mabusela were released on a warning. Tsakani, who in May was added to the charge sheet as accused number four, was released on R20 000 bail in the same month.
Matlala remains in custody.
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@caxtonjoburgnorth Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appears before the Alexandra Magistrate Court on July 11, 2025. Video: Itumeleng Maloka #catmatlala #vusimatlala #caxtonlocalmedia #alexnews #fyp
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