About this episode

John Perlman interviews EWN Reporter Dimakatso Leshoro about the trial of alleged crime boss Vusumuzi 'Cat' Matlala, focusing on witness Bethwell Cele's account of a shooting incident.

John Perlman speaks with EWN Reporter, Dimakatso Leshoro, about State calling its first witness, Bethwell Cele, in the case against alleged underworld crime boss Vusumuzi "Cat" Matlala and co-accused. Cele recounted the night of the shooting at a golf estate where he was a security guard, this is allegedly the night an attempt was made on Joe Sibanyoni’s life.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic.  Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.   Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702  https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj  For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd  Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc  Follow us on social…

People in this episode

Host: John Perlman

Guest: Dimakatso Leshoro

Topics covered

• trial
• shooting
• security guard
• underworld crime
• witness testimony
• crime boss

Keywords

• trial
• shooting
• security guard
• witness
• crime boss
• Vusumuzi Matlala
• Joe Sibanyoni

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EWN, Primedia Broadcasting

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