After months of pre-trial skirmishes and a collapsed plea deal in a separate case, alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, his wife and three co-accused finally answered to a 25-count indictment in the Johannesburg High Court, denying everything.

Acting National Commissioner Lt Gen Puleng Dimpane has hailed investigators for bringing three high-profile attempted murder cases to trial as alleged contract killing mastermind…

Matlala, his wife Tsakane, and three others face 25 charges, including 11 counts of attempted murder