JUST IN: ANC member Suliman Carrim reportedly rushed to hospital

In March 2026, Carrim’s bid to testify in camera at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry failed.

North West businessman and ANC member Suliman Carrim has reportedly been rushed to the hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack while at a gym in Johannesburg.

Details are unclear, but it’s understood that he was rushed to the hospital on Monday morning, according to reports.

While initial reports point to a possible heart attack, his current condition remains unknown.

Carrim was expected to appear before the Madlanga Commission later this week, where he is scheduled to continue his testimony.

Death threats

This comes weeks after his testimony at the Madlanga commission.

In March 2026, Carrim’s bid to testify in camera at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry failed following claims of death threats against him.

Carrim filed an application to have his testimony held in camera. However, evidence leader Adila Hassim opposed the application, saying the commission could protect him.

JUST IN:

Businessman Suliman Carrim has been rushed to hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack while at a gym in Johannesburg this morning.

His current condition has not yet been confirmed.

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Testimony

During his testimony, Carrim painted himself as a victim of Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and Brown Mogotsi after investing R10 million in Medicare24 Tshwane District.

Carrim testified about his relationship with Matlala, Mogotsi and suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.

He confirmed a business relationship with Matlala connected to the R360 million South African Police Service (Saps) contract to provide medical services.

Carrim and Matlala meeting

Carrim said Matlala approached him in June 2024 to request a formal meeting.

“I know Vusi because we both operate in the private security sector. Prior to this, I had no engagements, relationships or dealings with Vusi beyond knowing, in a general sense, who he is,” explained Carrim.

“At the meeting, he told me he was a director of Medicare24 and that he had won this contract to provide medical services at Saps. He then needed funds to perform under the tender, as he had overcapitalised in establishing his tender and therefore encountered cash flow problems.

“He invited me to see his business premises in Pretoria. I visited the premises and confirmed it was state-of-the-art. I was impressed by what I had seen and could appreciate that Matlala could spend considerable amounts of money in the capitalisation of this tender,” he said.

Carrim said he needed to confirm that Matlala’s contract was legit before he could inject funds into the business. This is when he roped in Mogotsi, whom he described as a “friend of mine”, to verify the contract, which he did.

Additional reporting by Vhahangwele Nemakonde

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