Matlala s web of conne Taxi boss gunned Mamelodi double murder

Matlala s web of conne Taxi boss gunned Mamelodi double murder bombeleni_temp Fri, 10/31/2025 - 17:10 JOHANNESBURG - Tebogo Mnisi, the man accused of murdering cousins, Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga has abandoned his bail bid and will return to court on 19 January 2026. Vusimuzi Cat Matlala s troubles are many as his wide web or connections gets bigger.These and more were the stories that made headlines and this week. MAMELODI DOUBLE-MURDER ACCUSED ABANDONS BAILTebogo Mnisi (38), the man accused of murdering Mamelodi cousins, Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga, abandoned his bail bid.Mnisi appeared in the Mamelodi magistrate s court on Wednesday and faces five charges, including one count for attempted murder and one count each for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.The Moramaga cousins, aged 21 and 22, were shot in the early hours of Sunday and were found by neighbours. A friend of the women was also shot and is recovering in the hospital. Mnisi was arrested at a petrol station on Monday.Mnisi will return to court on 19 January 2026. MATLALA S WEB OF CONNECTIONS WIDENSAlleged crime boss and businessman Vusimuzi Cat Matlala s bail bid appeal has been denied.Matlala s bail application was initially denied at the Alexandra magistrate s court. He took his matter to the High Court in Johannesburg, where the decision was upheld. He was arrested for ordering an alleged hit on his ex-girlfriend, Tebogo Thobejane.Matlala s web of connections continues to wide, as it was heard at the Madlanga Commission that he visited former police commissioner, Riah Phiyega s home on 14 May. Phiyega has denied these allegations.It has also come to light that Matlala paid R500,000 to suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu s ANC presidential campaign. TAXI-BOSS, BODYGUARD ASSASSINATEDARMSTA Chairperson Molefe Victor Moekeletsi was assassinated on Thursday. Moekeletsi and his bodyguard died when he was ambushed in Malboro in Johannesburg.Four other protectors were injured, along with two civilians whose vehicle was hit when Moekeletsi attempted to flee his attackers.The taxi industry in Gauteng has now racked up 40 taxi-related attacks this year. WC OFFICIALS ACCUSED OF SUBMITTING FAKE EDUCATION BUDGETGOOD Party secretary-general, Brett Herron, has laid criminal charges against two Western Cape MECs for allegedly tabling a false budget.Herron claims Mireille Wenger and David Maynier knowingly underfunded education posts by R3.8 billion in the 2024 budget.This was despite the two MECs being warned months earlier that the shortfall would force the education department to cut teaching posts. MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO WESTBURY SHOOTINGA 20-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the Westbury double murder will appear at the Johannesburg magistrate’s court.Two teenagers were shot dead and five others were injured when unknown gunmen opened fire.The Anti-Gang Unit acted on intelligence that led them to the suspect at a high school in Diepkloof.Investigations continue as police search for additional suspects. MKHWANAZI TELLS ADAMS TO BRING IT ONKwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he’s ready for whatever may come his way after National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams laid perjury charges against him. At Madlanga Commission of Inquiry probing allegations of corruption and political meddling in the police and judiciary, Mkhwanazi accused Adams of being reckless with sensitive crime intelligence.He further warned that the classified information Adams shared was classified, and only vetted members of Parliament’s intelligence committee have the clearance to access it. Adams dismissed these allegations, counter-claiming that Mkhwanazi acted wrongly by accessing a top-secret police docket and lying under oath.He said, If people are asking me to look the other way, then they must stop complaining about crime, corruption and a failed police service. Mkhwanazi is seemingly unshaken by the looming prosecution acknowledged the charges against him and dared Adams to take him on. LABOUR DEPARTMENT PROBES BUILDING FAULTSA preliminary investigation by the Labour Department has uncovered possible negligence in the maintenance and safety protocols of property company Homii Lifestyle.The property management company manages a Durban apartment building where twins Aphile and Aphelele Dlamini fell into an open lift shaft.Aphelele did not survive the fall, while his sister remains in critical condition.Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya confirmed that officials have met with the building owner and confirmed that the CCTV footage has been handed both to the department and the SAPS. GUNS, GUNS AND MORE GUNSPolice forensics analyst Solomon Modisane says he was the first person to conduct a comparative examination of the guns seized from suspects in the murder of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart in April 2024.The weapons have been linked to other murders, including that of DJ Sumbody as well as the murders of DJ Vintos and Don Tindleni in Orlando, Soweto.Investigation found that these cartridge cases were fired from the same firearm and bear the same common origin. This specific firearm that I am referring to is a 7.62x39mm Russian Kalashnikov model AK-47, a full-automatic assault rifle. This was revealed before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

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