In a dramatic escalation of the corruption scandal engulfing South Africa’s security services, controversial political fixer Brown Mogotsi has issued a stark threat to reveal a wider network of individuals who allegedly received money from attempted murder-accused tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, promising that “a lot is coming” in his upcoming testimony.
The threat comes on the heels of a police raid on Mogotsi’s premises in Seweding village, near Mahikeng, on Thursday night. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirmed the operation was part of an active investigation linked to evidence already presented before both the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee and the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
Mogotsi, who was not present during the raid, announced his intention to hand himself over to the Sandton police station on Friday. From Johannesburg, he struck a defiant and revelatory tone, signaling his readiness to turn from a key suspect into a potential star witness.
A Web of Payments and Political Funding
Mogotsi has been centrally implicated in what witnesses describe as a scheme to siphon money from Matlala to bankroll ANC activities, alongside allegations of unlawful interference within the South African Police Service (SAPS). His name features prominently in WhatsApp messages presented at the Madlanga Commission, allegedly showing how he leveraged his political connections to solicit money from criminal figures.
Now, Mogotsi is threatening to expose the full scope of this network. “In one of the radio stations I said, if Cat was able to fund the ANC’s January 8th conference with R100,000, don’t you think he has told me who else he has given money to?” Mogotsi stated. “Now they are making it about Brown Mogotsi and they are talking about R138,000 for the January 8 … a lot is coming. Yes, a lot is coming. In a week or two, I will be in the Madlanga Commission to give my side of the story.”
A Membership Dispute and a Clash with the ANC
The businessman also plunged deeper into a public dispute with the African National Congress over the status of his party membership. This follows the ANC’s recent attempt to distance itself from him, with Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula telling journalists that Mogotsi was not a registered member.
Mogotsi vehemently refuted this, insisting, “I am a member of the ANC and I shall remain a member, a volunteer of the African National Congress. That is the status.” He accused Mbalula of acting prematurely on untested evidence presented to the commission.
When questioned about his current relationship with the incarcerated Matlala, Mogotsi invoked the legal principle of audi alteram partem—”hear the other side”—hinting that the full story has yet to be told and that Matlala himself may have a version of events to present.
Mogotsi’s promise to reveal other beneficiaries of Matlala’s alleged funding has sent shockwaves through political circles, raising the stakes for his impending appearance at the Madlanga Commission and threatening to implicate a broader range of figures in a sprawling scandal that sits at the intersection of crime, politics, and policing.
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