WhatsApp messages retrieved from the phone of tenderpreneur Vusimuzi Cat Matlala have revealed that a provincial head of the Hawks advised him to seek legal advice to challenge SAPS for the cancellation of his multimillion-rand police contract.
The messages were presented at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday during the testimony of witness X, which was read into the record by evidence leader Adv Adila Hassim.
According to the chats in May 2025 same day Matlalas R350m Medicare24 contract was cancelled KZN Hawks boss Maj-Gen Lesetja Senona sent Matlala a message of the news article about the matter. This was followed by a text which read: This is so sad and it leaves one with no choice but to seek legal advice on this issue with a view to challenge this decision.