Exhibit · Money & cash
The casino cash bag
The bag of R200 notes Mike van Wyk sent Cat Matlala, which he explained to the commission as casino winnings.
Illustration, not evidenceWhat it is
A photograph, led in evidence on 22 June 2026, of a bag of R200 banknotes bound with rubber bands that Medicare24 chief executive Michael 'Mike' van Wyk sent to attempted-murder-accused tenderpreneur Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala. Van Wyk's statement explained the image as roughly R200,000 in casino winnings - 'a typical casino bag', with the notes tied in a way 'which is only done by casinos'.
Why it matters
The cash bag is part of the cash-transactions thread the evidence leaders put to van Wyk in his absence, alongside the alleged cocaine deal. It sits within the wider allegations of informal cash moving between an alleged cartel figure and his associates. Van Wyk's explanation is untested; he is presumed innocent.
In the record
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Where this comes from
- TimesLIVE: Cocaine bricks, cash transactions: Matlala's WhatsApp chats with Medicare24's CEO
- News24: 'Get me a good price': Madlanga uncovers alleged Matlala-Van Wyk cocaine deal
Illustration, not a photograph of real evidence. Generated to depict an object described in the commission record.