Suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi, and Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala happen to be held in the same prison, Kgosi Mampuru II, in central Pretoria.
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He’s been close to the notorious “Cat” before.
And now he’ll be even closer to alleged criminal tender don Vusimusi Matlala, as they share the same prison in Pretoria ahead of their respective trials.
Facing unlawful firearm possession and obstruction of justice charges, suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi has now been denied bail.
And our journalist, Tankiso Makhetha, explains the reasons in this edition.
In our trending topic, could this be our first winter without load shedding in a long time? Touch wood!
Finally, more than one and a half thousand people were detained by apartheid police following the Sharpeville Massacre, with On This Day in SA History, our usual segment.
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