Mike van Wyk

Mr Matlala's relationship with Mike van Wyk (CEO of Medicare) is the subject of a pending court matter involving Medicare's SAPS contract, and he claims the right not to incriminate himself.

“My relationship with Mike van Wyk is a subject of the matter that is pending before Court, and as such I am unable to comment on this question. I do not wish to incriminate myself, as Mike was the CEO of my company, Medicare, the very same company that had a contract with SAPS. I therefore claim my right to not incriminate myself.”

Mike van Wyk is a state witness and not an accused in the pending criminal case involving Medicare's SAPS contract.

“He is a state witness.”

Mr Matlala had a business relationship with Mike van Wyk outside Medicare, using Anubis (van Wyk's security company) for personal protection services; no joint commercial activity between CAT VIP and Anubis.

“Security, because he also had a security company. ... my self, not the company, my self. Before, I used to use his company for protection services for my self. ... No, we never had any joint commercial activity.”

Mr Mike Van Wyk suffered severe panic attacks and was advised by psychiatrist Doctor Arnold Lawrence to be admitted to the psychiatric unit at Jacaranda Hospital.

“Subsequent thereto as well, placed him on medication ... the patient needs to be admitted to the psychiatric unit at Jacaranda Hospital”

An affidavit from Doctor Arnold Lawrence confirming the medical position of Mr Van Wyk was prepared and is awaited, with the commissioning currently taking place at Kameeldrift Police Station.

“I also prepared a further affidavit from Doctor Lawrence himself ... the affidavit was prepared ... commissioned at the Kameeldrift Police Station”

Mr Van Wyk is not medically fit to testify today as accepted by counsel and the Commission has agreed on proceeding with evidence presentment today, and postponing the testimony to a later date due to medical unfitness.

“We accept that he is not in a medical state to testify today ... the proposal is that we will use today to put real evidence before the Commission ... and that Mr Van Wyk then, when he is well enough to return, can come back to answer very specific questions”

If Mr Van Wyk files a supplementary affidavit after today's proceedings to clarify any matters, he will do so by a deadline of 6 July, with provision for subpoena for further questioning on specific issues after at least seven days' notice.

“Mr Van Wyk will... file a supplementary affidavit ... deadline of 6 July ... subpoena him for further questioning ... at least seven days' notice”

Mr Van Wyk has been a cooperative witness and has sent acknowledgement of receipt when requests were made in the past week.

“Mr Van Wyk has been a cooperative witness and it flows from the chronology of events that when there was a request, acknowledgement of receipt was sent by my office”