North West businessman Suliman Carrim will miss the Madlanga Commission testimony again due to health problems.
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North West businessman Suliman Carrim will not testify, again, at the Madlanga Commission on Thursday as planned due to health issues.
Carrim will now testify on July 15.
The media was informed that this was due to ill health.
Carrim has been questioned over several serious claims involving alleged tycoon Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and tender entrepreneur Hangwani Morgan Maumela.
The commission investigated claims that Carrim acted as a middleman in the multimillion-rand transactions between Matlala and Maumela.
The commission questioned whether the payments were legitimate business dealings or part of a money-laundering scheme designed to hide the movement of funds.
Carrim was also accused of receiving about R2.5 million linked to Matlala's controversial R360 million SAPS healthcare contract, which was later cancelled.
Investigators further questioned him about approximately R2.12 million allegedly paid from one of his companies to Matlala's company, Medicare24, claiming the payments were not disclosed during his initial testimony.
The inquiry also examined Carrim's involvement in financial transactions between Matlala and Maumela, his funding of litigation linked to a healthcare tender dispute, and his business relationships with politically connected figures, including Brown Mogotsi.
Investigators sought to establish whether these transactions and relationships formed part of a broader network involving influence, government tenders, and the movement of money through third parties.
Carrim has denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He maintains that the transactions were legitimate business arrangements and not money laundering. He told the commission that he invested R10 million in Medicare24 and was largely not repaid, resulting in significant financial losses.
He has also denied any criminal conduct, denied having a relationship with former police minister Senzo Mchunu, and insists that the payments under scrutiny stemmed from commercial disputes and failed business deals.
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