The head of the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal, Maj-Gen Lesetja Senona, said Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the top cop in the province, met with alleged cartel member Vusimusi Cat Matlala and promised to halt an investigation of attempted murder against him.
Senona told the Madlanga commission in Pretoria that on April 15 last year he accompanied Matlala to the Pearls of Umhlanga hotel, where he met with Mkhwanazi.
He said he went with Matlala to the meeting because he wanted to offer him moral support, as he considered him a friend or a younger brother.
