SAPS Brigadier Rachel Matjeng has been fired from the police over her association with Vusumuzi "Cat" Matlala.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has dismissed Brigadier Rachel Matjeng, bringing an end to the career of a senior officer whose relationship with alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala became one of the most controversial revelations to emerge from the country's biggest police corruption investigation.
Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane confirmed on Wednesday that Matjeng's dismissal took effect on June 30, 2026, after she was found guilty in an internal disciplinary process of accepting gratification, money laundering, dishonesty and improperly assisting Matlala.
"The outcome sends a clear message that corruption, criminality and any form of collusion with criminals have no place within the South African Police Service," Dimpane said.
Matjeng was convicted on five disciplinary charges: accepting gratification; money laundering; improper conduct by advising Matlala against the interests of SAPS; conduct prejudicial to the administration of SAPS by providing Matlala with confidential details of police members for financial gain; and dishonesty.
