Mogotsi says he received intel from Matlala before IPID infiltration

North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi says he received information from alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat ” Matlala before he infiltrated the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) as an informant.

Mogotsi says Matlala told him that there was an employee in the IPID who was able to hack information about criminals by making their cases disappear.

He testified before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system.

“The purpose of me there is to get the IPID guy. I wanted to know who the man was. To investigate the IPID guy as well? No. According to him. You see the messages when he was attacked by the PKTT he tried to open the case in Brooklyn and so forth. This IPID guy was not around and the case was open in Soweto. And further he further told me that you see this IPID guy if there is a case with proper evidence he can hacked. And he can do this and these wonders to arrest where there is evidence. So I wanted this IPID guy.”

AD HOC COMMITTEE | The evidence leader asks Brown Mogotsi what came out of his investigation of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. He responds that he cannot discuss matters related to the investigation at the committee. pic.twitter.com/nE3ozTCRVj

— SABC News (@SABCNews) February 24, 2026