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Bheki Cele cleared of wrongdoing related to 2023 Rugby World Cup trip to Paris
Former Police Minister Bheki Cele has been cleared of any wrongdoing related to his 2023 trip to the Rugby World…
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Public outcry grows over Bergview College rape case as Police Minister vows justice
Public outcry grows over Bergview College rape case as Police Minister vows justice! Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and SAPS have…
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Police Minister condemns brutal killing of Soshanguve community patrollers
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has strongly condemned the gruesome killing of five community safety patrollers in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria.…
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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says no cover-up in Top-Secret Phala Phala Ipid report
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied allegations of any political pressure being exerted on him after the Ipid Phala Phala…
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IPID report on Phala Phala declared top secret, says Police Minister
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has confirmed that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) report into the controversial Phala Phala saga…
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Police Minister Mchunu commends swift arrest of 2 police officers accused of assaulting a woman
Police Minister Mchunu commends swift arrest of 2 police officers accused of assaulting a woman! Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has…
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Police Minister Mchunu condemns alleged GBV assault at the hands of officers
Police Minister Mchunu condemns alleged GBV assault at the hands of officers! Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has strongly condemned the…
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Festive season: SAPS to deploy nearly 3,000 officers
Festive season: SAPS to deploy nearly 3,000 officers! The South African Police Service (SAPS) is set to enhance its festive…
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Police Minister Mchunu found in contempt of court order regarding aid for illegal Stilfontein miners
Police Minister Mchunu found in contempt of court order regarding aid for illegal Stilfontein miners! Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has…
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Police Minister warns Stilfontein residents not to send supplies to zama zamas
Police Minister warns Stilfontein residents not to send supplies to zama zamas! Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has criticized the Stilfontein…
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Police Minister Mchunu dismisses calls for illegal Stilfontein miners not to be arrested when they resurface
Police Minister Mchunu dismisses calls for illegal Stilfontein miners not to be arrested when they resurface! Police Minister Senzo Mchunu…
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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu arrives in Stilfontein where miners are underground
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has arrived in the North West province to address the escalating crisis of illegal mining. Joined…
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Non-compliant spaza shop owners will be dealt with: Senzo Mchunu
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says they are working on deploying intelligence to check the compliance of all spaza shops in…
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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu leads raid to reclaim hijacked buildings in East Rand
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is leading a special task force in a raid intended to reclaim hijacked buildings on Gauteng’s…
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Minister Mchunu: Cops must use their guns to stay alive
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has acknowledged a report about suspects killed in police shootings, emphasizing that officers should not be…
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Amabherethe to be deployed to Finetown
Police Minister Bheki Cele says ‘Amabherethe’ will be deployed to Finetown, south of Johannesburg. This follows the weekend’s deadly shooting…
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Most perpetrators who commit extortion don’t want to work: Minister Senzo Mchunu
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has told the National Assembly how acts of extortion around the country have angered communities. Mchunu…
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Senzo Mchunu: SAPS looking at laying civil claims against criminals
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu believes criminals must pay, not just by serving time, but financially as well. He was speaking…
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Families of slain officers advised to file lawsuit against criminals
Police minister Senzo Mchunu says the department will encourage families of slain police officers to pursue civil claims against perpetrators.…
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Gun Free SA wants missing firearms found
The latest crime stats may reveal a drop in the use of guns but the number is still high. Not…
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Crime is generally on the increase, says Senzo Mchunu
Police have recorded a general increase in crime with concerning murder, rape, hijacking, and kidnapping numbers. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu…
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SAPS ordered to pay elderly man R175K for unlawful arrest & denying him vital medication
Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has been ordered to pay a 70-year-old man R175,000 in damages after he was unlawfully arrested…
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Corruption within SAPS tops Senzo Mchunu’s list of concerns
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is concerned about corruption involving some members of the South African Police Service. This follows an…
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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu pledges to address crime in Eastern Cape and W Cape
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says addressing the scourge of crime in the Eastern and Western Cape province will be part…
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Police Minister plans to recruit 10 000 new officers
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says his department plans to recruit 10 000 additional members over the medium term to bolster…
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Bheki Cele issues stern warning to police officers abusing SAPS badge of honour
Outgoing Police Minister Bheki Cele has issued a stern warning to officers abusing and disrespecting the badge. Addressing dozens of…
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Police ready for presidential inauguration on Wednesday: Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele says they are ready for the presidential inauguration on Wednesday and that the police will take…
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PA wants either Home Affairs or Police Ministry in GNU
The Patriotic Alliance says it’s willing to take the Police Ministry of Home Affairs isn’t up for grabs. The party…
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Police Minister Bheki Cele confirms hundreds nabbed for election-related crimes
Police minister Bheki Cele says 130 suspects have been arrested for crimes committed on election day. According to the police,…
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Bheki Cele says forces to remain deployed until everything settles down following 2024 elections
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that law enforcement authorities were on standby to deal with any potential incidents after the…
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Police on high alert for any disruption as polls open
Voting stations nationally have started to open and will close at nine o’clock tonight as South Africans are set to…
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Police Minister says SAPS is under staffed
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the police are under-capacitated. He explains that the service currently has fewer officers than in…
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Vietnam police minister To Lam elected new state president
Vietnam’s Communist Party on Saturday named the country’s police minister To Lam as the state president and also nominated a…
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Bheki Cele: E-hailing taxi industry needs tighter controls to combat criminality
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that the e-hailing taxi industry needed tighter controls to combat criminality. Speaking at an imbizo…
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Bheki Cele says contractors at the George building site are not forthcoming with information
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that sub-contractors at a collapsed apartment block in George are not co-operating with police. Investigators…
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Police Minister Bheki Cele concerned about number of illegal taverns in some KZN areas
Police Minister Bheki Cele says illegal taverns outweigh the number of schools, clinics and places of worship in Inanda and…
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Bheki Cele to host crime Imbizo in Gugulethu
Police Minister Bheki Cele will today host a crime prevention Imbizo in Gugulethu, Cape Town, as part of ongoing efforts…
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Bheki Cele deploys task team to Nquthu to halt assassinations – VIDEO
Police Minister Bheki Cele has deployed a task team to Nquthu in the Umzinyathi municipality in KwaZulu-Natal in an effort…
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Hanover Park residents pin their hopes on Bheki Cele to tackle gang warfare
The community of Hanover Park says it continues to live in fear and hopelessness as children in the area gravitate…
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Bheki Cele confirms 109 police officers killed since April last year
A total of 109 police officers have been killed in the country since April last year. This has been confirmed…
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More than 500 000 suspects arrested since Operation Shanela’s inception
Police Minister Bheki Cele says over half a million people have been arrested across the country since the launch of…
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Bheki Cele to deliver eulogy at funeral of murdered KZN cop Sibongiseni Khoza
Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of murdered police officer Sergeant Sibongiseni Khoza…
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Bheki Cele says police should fight fire with fire when under attack
Police are not trigger-happy individuals who just go after anyone. Those are the words of Police Minister Bheki Cele while…
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Bheki Cele dismisses claims of foul play in Mariannhill shooting
Police Minister Bheki Cele has dismissed any claims of foul play in a shooting incident that claimed nine lives in…
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Police Minister Bheki Cele set to visit Mariannhill after deadly shootout
Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to visit the Mariannhill area, west of Durban on Thursday. This follows a deadly…
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Bheki Cele calls for more women to join police service
Police Minister, Bheki Cele, is hopeful that more women would join the South African Police Service. Speaking at a passing…
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Police ask influencers to refrain from posting unfounded messages as search for missing Joshlin Smith continues
It’s been five weeks since six-year-old Joshlin Smith was reported missing and Western Cape police on Friday, said the search…
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Police ministry rubbishes claims SAPS withdrew from Joshlin Smith’s search
Police Minister Bheki Cele has rubbished claims that police officers were withdrawn from the search of a missing six-year-old girl…
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Bheki Cele says kidnapping has become a lucrative business in organised crime
Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday revealed that kidnapping for ransom had become a lucrative business in organized crime. According…
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South Africa records over 7 000 murders between October and December 2023
A total of 7,710 people were murdered in South Africa between 1 October and 31 December 2023. This represents an…
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