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Police Minister Bheki Cele urges cooperation on rural safety, calls for police forums
Police Minister Bheki Cele says community and traditional leaders in rural parts of the Eastern Cape should prioritise the creation…
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Lulama Dinginto’s alleged killer had a prior murder charge withdrawn
The Police Ministry said the man arrested for killing Gugulethu crime activist Lulama Dinginto had a previous murder charge against…
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Bheki Cele defends spending state money to attend Rugby World Cup final in France
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the almost half a million rands the government spent to send him and his assistant…
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SAPS agrees with Virgin Active to train new recruits
Police Minister Bheki Cele’s stomach in chest out saying may now ring true with the men and women in blue.…
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Bheki Cele believes AKA was killed by close associates
AKA was allegedly killed by very close associates, but names are yet to be revealed. On Thursday night, the Minister…
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Justice Ministry clarifies Gauteng crime prevention wardens’ powers limited
Some political parties and civil society groups are planning on challenging the new legal status afforded to Gauteng crime prevention…
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3 dead after KZN cop turns gun on woman’s uncle & mother
It sounds like a scene from a badly-written telenovela, but it’s true. An investigation is underway after three people, including…
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10000 more police officers to be deployed this festive season – Bheki Cele
The South African Police say they’re ready to bust crime this festive season. Minister Bheki Cele announced there will be…
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Bheki Cele admits to R500k taxpayer-funded Rugby World Cup trip
Minister of Police Bheki Cele has faced backlash for his admission that his personal assistant’s trip to the Rugby World…
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Parliament orders Police Minister Bheki Cele to apologise to activist Ian Cameron
Police Minister Bheki Cele has requested additional time to further engage the Speaker on the apology he must make in…
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Police Minister Bheki Cele told to apologize along with his resignation
Community policing activist Ian Cameron says Police Minister Bheki Cele must include a resignation in his apology for breaching the…
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Bheki Cele’s trip to France to watch Rugby World Cup cost R33K, but was fully funded by private company
Police Minister Bheki Cele’s trip to France to attend the Rugby World Cup cost R33,000. However, Cele said the taxpayers…
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Bheki Cele calls for punishment of more people facing July unrest charges
Police Minister Bheki Cele has commended the investigators who worked on the Brookside Mall case. This follows the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates…
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Ethics Committee recommends Bheki Cele apologises to activist Ian Cameron
Parliament’s Joint Ethics Committee’s report has recommended that Police Minister Bheki Cele apologise for breaching the Ethics Code for Members…
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Pabi Moloi’s ex-husband demands R1 million
Popular South African media personality, Power FM presenter Pabi Moloi, and Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, are reportedly being sued…
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Most murder cases in SA involve perpetrators from KwaZulu-Natal: Bheki Cele
Police Minister, Bheki Cele says most of the country’s murder cases involve perpetrators from the province of KwaZulu-Natal. He was…
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Gauteng, KZN, Western Cape and EC contribute to most of crimes
Police Minister Bheki Cele says Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape contribute to most of the crime…
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Family of killed mom says police have lost war against gun violence in Westbury
A Westbury family, grieving the death of a 33-year-old mother who was shot and killed at her home, said police…
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Police officer shot dead in KZN tavern buried
Several high-ranking officers paid their respects on Saturday at the funeral of slain KwaZulu-Natal police constable Sphesihle Cele, 26, who…
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Minister Bheki Cele appalled by rampant killing of police officers after burying 2 cops who were gunned down
Minister of Police Bheki Cele said he was appalled at the rate which police officer were killed in the country…
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NCOP committee told that SAPS still considering use of body & dash cameras
The police are still considering and evaluating the use of “body-worn” and vehicle dashboard cameras as a crime-fighting tool. Police…
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Murder rate drop not statistically significant
Following the release of South Africa’s latest crime statistics, experts say the drop in the murder rate was so insignificant…
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6 911 people survived murder attempts between July and September
South Africa has recorded an increase in attempted murder cases, with 6, 911 cases reported between 1 July and end…
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Thandi Modise: Illegal mining is multinational in nature with over 300 convictions
The Justice, Crime Prevention, and Security Cluster has confirmed that 329 people were convicted for crimes related to illegal mining…
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Bheki Cele questions inside information after Transport Minister robbed on freeway
Police Minister Bheki Cele has not ruled out the possibility of an inside job after Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and…
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Police Minister Bheki Cele calls on police to be tough on criminals
Police Minister Bheki Cele has again called on the men and women in blue to be tough on criminals. Cele…
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We cannot run the country with criminality, says Bheki Cele
Police minister Bheki Cele has repeated his call for police to deal with lawlessness in the country, admitting SA is…
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Police must hunt down and flush out criminals: Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele is urging the men and women in blue to show no mercy on criminals. Cele says…
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Bheki Cele calls on police to protect themselves at all costs, claims war against SAPS
Minister of Police Bheki Cele called on officers to protect themselves at all costs, saying there was a war against…
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KZN cop killed on duty to be laid to rest in KwaMashu on Sunday
A KwaZulu-Natal police officer who was killed while on duty is being laid to rest in KwaMashu on Sunday. Warrant…
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Bheki Cele: Police destroy R3 billion counterfeit items in Gauteng
Police said they were sitting on R3-billion worth of counterfeit clothes in Gauteng alone. On Saturday, police destroyed piles of…
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92 people have been arrested for tavern shootings in the country, says Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele says almost 100 people have been arrested for a spate of tavern shootings in the country…
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20-year-old Limpopo woman in court for allegedly killing boyfriend in violent attack
A 20-year-old woman is on Friday expected to appear before the Magatle Periodical Court in Limpopo for allegedly stabbing her…
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Police Commissioner Masemola says R70 million Durban drug bust was intelligence-led
Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said that Wednesday’s Durban drug bust was driven by intelligence. Masemola added that both Brazilian and…
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Minister Bheki Cele calls on police to fight fire with fire
Two crime scenes in Ntuzuma just north of Durban this afternoon and a total of nine deaths, but the police…
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Integrated structure finalized to combat illegal mining: Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele says that an integrated Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster has been finalized to combat the…
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Police seize R75 million rand worth of counterfeit goods in Cape Town
Police in the Western Cape seized counterfeit goods valued at R75 million as part of The National Safer Festive Season…
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Bheki Cele launches Safer Festive Season Operation with aim of curbing crime across SA
Police Minister Bheki Cele has launched the Safer Festive Season Operation, which aims to curb crime throughout the country over…
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Bheki Cele to launch festive season anti-crime operations in Cape Town on Friday
The Ministry of Police will on Friday launch its safer festive season operations throughout the country. Police Minister Bheki Cele…
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Bheki Cele insists alcohol is a major driver of crime in SA
Police Minister Bheki Cele has stressed that alcohol abuse is one of the main contributors to crime around the country.…
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Reducing access to guns, reduces violence – Gun Free South Africa on Western Cape crisis
Gun-Free South Africa (GFSA) is urging police to make more of an effort to recover illegal firearms in the Western…
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Bheki Cele says Operation Shanela yielding positive results in the Western Cape
Police Minister Bheki Cele revealed some startling statistics about the South African Police Service’s efforts to curb crime in the…
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Bheki Cele to challenge ruling finding him guilty of breaching Code of Ethical Conduct
Police minister Bheki Cele will be taking under review, the ruling by Parliament’s Ethics Committee that found him guilty of…
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One dead, 2 others injured in Diepsloot shooting
Police in Diepsloot have launched a manhunt following a drive-by shooting that left one person dead and two seriously injured…
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Bheki Cele: Circumstances around policewoman’s death in Mfuleni a mystery
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that the circumstances surrounding the “painful” murder of a policewoman in Mfuleni remained a mystery.…
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Police Minister Bheki Cele found guilty of breaching MP code of conduct
Parliament’s ethics committee has found Police Minister Bheki Cele guilty of breaching the code of conduct for MPs. Cele shouted…
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Parliament’s ethics committee: Bheki Cele must apologize for telling activist Ian Cameron to ‘shut up’
Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests has ordered Police Minister Bheki Cele to apologize for breaching the code…
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Bheki Cele ordered to pay R800K to 16 North West residents who were unlawfully arrested during protest
Minister of Police Bheki Cele has been ordered to pay 16 residents R50,000 each after they were unlawfully arrested and…
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Cop among 5 killed in Gugulethu
Police Minister Bheki Cele will visit the family of an off-duty officer killed in Gugulethu mass shooting at the weekend.…
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Bheki Cele reiterates police officers must defend themselves against criminals
Police Minister Bheki Cele has once again encouraged police officers to defend themselves when encountering violent criminals. Cele reflected on…
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