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You’ve met the “Cat”, but who is Mike van Wyk?

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It's quite evident that the attempted murder- and tender fraud-accused Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala relied on several allegedly crooked cops to seal a tainted R360 million police health services tender. The question now, though, is: Who, from the Medicare24 stable of companies, backed the notorious figure in his bids? In other words, our multi-award-winning journalist and author, Jeff Wicks, asks: Who exactly is Mike van Wyk? Later in our trending topic segment, a pensioner appears in court for the Bellville South house of horrors murder. Finally, the United Nations started taking stronger action against apartheid SA, with On This Day in SA History. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.
Chapters
  • 00:01 Graeme's intro
  • 01:44 Crossing to Jeff on The Cat latest
  • 07:03 Mike van Wyk & suspended EMPD chief Mkhwanazi
  • 13:41 AD: N24's Driving with J9
  • 14:39 Trending topic: Rose in court for beheading
  • 16:13 On This Day in SA History / Rauby's Quiz
30 Mar English South Africa News · Society & Culture

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