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Matlala blue lights case postponed to 29 January

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Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, former metro police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and fleet manager Chris Steyn appeared briefly in the Germiston Magistrates Court on Friday. The State disclosed the docket to prepare for trial.

The three accused face charges including defeating the ends of justice, corruption and fraud. The charges relate to blue lights that were installed and used on four of Matlala's vehicles. The vehicles were listed as municipal assets.

The State alleges that Matlala used the vehicles to project false law enforcement authority. It also alleges that he used them to intimidate others and to evade traffic laws.

Mkhwanazi is a former deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department. Steyn is the Ekurhuleni fleet manager.

Key facts

Who
Vusimuzi Matlala (alleged crime boss, accused in the blue lights case); Julius Mkhwanazi (former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief, accused); Chris Steyn (Ekurhuleni fleet manager, co-accused)
What
The trio appeared briefly in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where the State disclosed the contents of the docket as part of trial preparation. The case was postponed to 29 January. They face charges including defeating the ends of justice, corruption and fraud, linked to the unlawful installation and use of blue lights on four of Matlala's vehicles, which were listed as municipal assets.
When
6 November 2026
Where
Germiston, Ekurhuleni
Status
Reported

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