The corruption case against suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola and 15 co-accused was postponed to 29 September 2026 in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, following an earlier postponement on 28 August, as prosecutors finalise disclosure and prepare an amended charge sheet. The delay stems from businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala signing a plea agreement to become a state witness in the SAPS Medicare24 tender scandal.
Magistrate J.C. Kruger confirmed the earlier postponement on record. “The matter is postponed until the 28th of August this year in Court 16. And I’ve written on the record that it is for the finalisation of the disclosure,” Kruger said, as reported by Inside Politic on 26 June 2026.
State prosecutor Santhos Manilall told the court that Matlala’s plea deal would require changes to the charge sheet. “That will obviously result in the charge sheet changing again, hence we have not finalised the charge sheet at this stage,” Manilall said, according to The Citizen.
On 19 August 2026, NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago confirmed that Masemola’s case was among more than 40 matters under review by the Investigating Directorate of Advanced Corruption (IDAC). “Those matters are many, we are reviewing, we indicated that we’re going to look at all the cases, as part of the reset of IDAC,” Kganyago told SABC News. He added that cases involving Crime Intelligence were being reviewed first, including Masemola’s.
The Medicare24 tender matter centres on allegations that SAPS officials improperly awarded a multi-million-rand contract for emergency medical services. Masemola, who was suspended as national commissioner, faces corruption charges alongside 15 co-accused whose identities have not all been publicly confirmed by the court.
The case returned to court on 28 August 2026 and was postponed again to 29 September 2026, as reported by The Citizen. This is a developing story confirmed through multiple independent outlets including eNCA, SABC News, Inside Politic, and The Citizen. Cape Flats journalist Nadia Adams will check court records on 29 September 2026 for the next appearance.
What remains unconfirmed is whether further arrests will follow, whether the amended charge sheet will add new counts against specific accused, and the final terms of Matlala’s plea agreement. The NPA has not publicly confirmed whether the IDAC review could result in charges being withdrawn or expanded against any of the 16 accused.