A new corruption scandal is shaking South Africa as businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala admits to paying politicians to stop investigations into illicit tenders.

Police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi warns that criminal syndicates have infiltrated the police and judiciary, prompting two national inquiries.

As threats against witnesses grow, the Madlanga Commission now investigates 14 officials, exposing deep risks to the country's justice system.