{"id":50317,"date":"2026-03-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=50317"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:27:03","slug":"tsakane-matlala-tender-probe-harassment-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/tsakane-matlala-tender-probe-harassment-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsakane Matlala faces tender probe amid harassment legal battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='background:#f7fafc;padding:15px;'>\n<p><strong>Quick Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The City of Ekurhuleni has referred a R3.7 million tender linked to Tsakane Matlala to the Public Protector for investigation.<\/li>\n<li>Tsakane Matlala has initiated a criminal case against actress Tebogo Thobejane, alleging cyberbullying and intimidation.<\/li>\n<li>The legal disputes occur while Vusimuzi &#8216;Cat&#8217; Matlala remains incarcerated on over 20 charges, including attempted murder and money laundering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>JOHANNESBURG (Azat TV) \u2013 The legal scrutiny surrounding Tsakane Matlala has intensified this week, as the wife of incarcerated businessman Vusimuzi \u201cCat\u201d Matlala faces both a high-level public probe into municipal spending and a personal legal battle involving actress and media personality Tebogo Thobejane.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Protector to investigate R3.7m Ekurhuleni tender<\/h2>\n<p>The City of Ekurhuleni has formally requested that the Public Protector, Kholeka Gcaleka, investigate an alleged irregular tender worth R3.7 million awarded to a company linked to Tsakane Matlala. The referral, announced by city spokesperson Phakamile Mbengashe, follows damaging testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry regarding the procurement processes of Buena Vista Learning Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence presented to the commission suggests that the company, which the city claims was previously operating as a local shisanyama business, was not a registered skills development provider at the time the tender was awarded. While the original contract was valued at R66,500, subsequent payments to the entity surged to R3.7 million. The investigation will examine potential misrepresentation of financial status, training accreditation discrepancies, and the disbursement of approximately R3.4 million in Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) grant funding. In parallel, the City Manager has initiated an internal audit to review supply chain management processes related to the contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Harassment and cyberbullying charges against Tebogo Thobejane<\/h2>\n<p>As the municipal probe gains momentum, Tsakane Matlala has simultaneously escalated a personal legal conflict, filing criminal charges against Tebogo Thobejane. Matlala accuses the actress of cyberbullying, defamation, and intimidation, alleging that Thobejane has monitored her movements during court appearances related to the ongoing criminal proceedings against her husband.<\/p>\n<p>The feud centers on social media activity where Thobejane, who was previously in a relationship with Vusimuzi Matlala, referred to Tsakane as a \u201ckiller\u201d and described the businessman as an \u201cnkabi,\u201d a slang term for a hitman. Thobejane has publicly documented her struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following an alleged assassination attempt. In response to the criminal complaint, Thobejane stated through media channels that her online posts were expressions of emotional pain and frustration rather than attempts to intimidate.<\/p>\n<h2>The intersection of personal and public legal stakes<\/h2>\n<p>The dual developments place the Matlala family at the center of significant public and legal interest. Vusimuzi Matlala remains in custody at the eBongweni Correctional Facility, facing over 20 charges including attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and money laundering. Tsakane Matlala, who was previously arrested in connection with the same underlying criminal incident, currently remains out on bail.<\/p>\n<p><em>The convergence of a multi-million rand municipal tender investigation and a high-profile harassment case suggests a critical inflection point in the accountability measures surrounding the Matlala family\u2019s business and personal affairs, as both the Public Protector and the judicial system move to address allegations of systemic malfeasance and private retaliation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tsakane Matlala, wife of Vusimuzi &#8216;Cat&#8217; Matlala, is under investigation for a R3.7m municipal tender while simultaneously filing harassment charges against actress Tebogo Thobejane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[52296,52298,8746,52297,52295],"class_list":["post-50317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-public-protector","tag-south-africa","tag-tebogo-thobejane","tag-tsakane-matlala"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsakane-matlala-court-appearance.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsakane-matlala-court-appearance.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50317\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}