ANC treasurer admits faking police minister ties
A fake-influence scheme to claw back R10 million has dragged an ANC treasurer deeper into a massive police tender scandal.
Suleiman Carrim’s money-recovery stunt
- Suleiman Carrim sank R10 million into Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s Medicare24 company.
- Brown Mogotsi coached him to fake closeness to the police minister.
- Carrim funneled messages between Mogotsi and Matlala as a go-between.
- His goal was to pressure Matlala into coughing up the cash.
The R360 million police contract mess
- Medicare24 landed a R360 million SAPS health-services deal in 2024.
- Authorities later axed the contract over irregularities.
- Bank records show R2.5 million flowing from SAPS to Matlala’s firm.
- Carrim pocketed R1.5 million of that, calling it a legit repayment.
Carrim swears he barely knows the minister
- He flatly denied any personal or professional ties to Senzo Mchunu.
- KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi linked him to a lobbying crew.
- WhatsApp messages and financial trails were entered as evidence.
- His request for closed-door testimony got rejected by the judge.
Madlanga Commission keeps tightening the screws
- The commission is probing corruption networks inside North West law enforcement.
- Carrim’s urgent court bid to dodge testifying failed in February 2026.
- He was scheduled to appear on 9 and 10 March 2026.
- An anonymous witness and others testified about shady payment chains.
Political and business fallout for Carrim
- Calls for his suspension from the ANC North West treasurer role have grown louder.
- Asset seizures loom if corruption links get proven.
- Carrim has spent heavily on private security over alleged death threats.
- Anti-corruption groups want independent tender oversight and lifestyle audits.
