Medicare contract

General Matlou from Police Risk Audit alerted the National Commissioner to unlawful corruption in the Medicare contract and advised him as Accounting Officer to stop the contract and payments.

“General Matlou, from the Risk Audit of the police, brought it to the attention of the then Commissioner to say that there is these offences taking place. There is unlawfulness happening in this contract, and Commissioner, as the Accounting Officer, you need to stop the contract, and therefore stop, it would therefore stop the payment.”

General Masemola failed to act promptly as Accounting Officer, resulting in approximately R50 million being paid out under unlawful and corrupt activities before the contract was stopped.

“It took him a long time to do so, and what then happened is, in not acting in terms of his duties as the Accounting Officer, to act promptly, to act diligently, monies were in fact then paid out because of these unlawful, corrupt activities in the approximate value of R50 million and then the contract was stopped.”

The Medicare contract matter was referred to IDAC in February 2025, in a section 107 referral.

“we are now in November 2025... you say that is when it was referred to IDAC... you say that is when it was referred... I take it is a section 107 referral”

Advocate Johnson states he did not discuss the Medicare contract at the meeting with the Minister and others.

“No.”

Advocate Johnson is not aware of General Masemola's name having come up in respect of corruption on a corruption charge related to Mr Matlala and specifically the Medicare contract.

“are you aware of his name having come up in respect of corruption, on a corruption charge between, that relates to Mr Matlala and in particular the Medicare contract? No, ma'am”