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The right against self-incrimination is contained in section 35 of the Constitution and protects an individual against giving self-incriminating evidence.

Matlala appeared at the commission on Monday, and among the first questions that he refused to answer were to give details about the R228m SAPS tender that was cancelled after it was discovered to have been awarded to him fraudulently.

Sithembiso Mdlalose appeared in the Johannesburg high court sitting at Palm Ridge magistrate’s court on Monday, where judge Cassim Moosa considered an application by the state.

The application followed concerns raised by the court about evidence presented during the trial, particularly relating to the identification of some of the deceased, post-mortem examination reports and photographic evidence.

The Ferrari, which was purchased for more than R11.1m in April 2022, is among several luxury vehicles preserved as part of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) probe into alleged corruption and maladministration at Tembisa Hospital.

The SIU alleges that about R2bn was looted from the hospital through irregular procurement processes.