Police Minister Bheki Cele

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Minister of Police Bheki Cele deploys more police officers to Gugulethu after reports inidcate over 100 deaths

By Kouthar Sambo The Western Cape Government has called on the national government to deploy more police officers in the province. MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, said it is clear that police deployment should be based on data evidence where murder and overall crime rate is the highest. Furthermore, Police Minister Bheki Cele expressed concern this week about the high rate of murders in the Western […]

today5 October 2023

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Attacks on police members on the increase: Cele

Police Minister Bheki Cele says attacks on police members are increasing at an alarming rate. He says last week, in the space of 24 hours, four police officers were attacked in the Western Cape alone. He was addressing the 35th Squadron in Belhar ahead of their deployment for the province’s Operation Shanela, which is an extension of a nationwide operation to combat crime in identified hotspot areas. Cele has urged police […]

today24 June 2023

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DNA testing backlog gone down from 241 000 to 71 000: Cele

Police Minister Bheki Cele says the DNA testing backlog in Forensic Science Laboratories now stands at 71 000, down from the 241 000 reported earlier this year. The Minister had earlier announced that the backlog would be cleared by October. Cele says the department has made some progress in addressing the crippling backlog and now aims to complete it by January next year. He was addressing the media in Pretoria […]

today1 November 2022

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Cele gives Hermanus protesters 72-hour ultimatum on stolen police gun

A meeting between Hermanus protesters and Police Minister Bheki Cele broke up abruptly on Friday after Cele gave the community 72 hours to return a police firearm. The pistol was taken from an officer who was hospitalised after a beating at the hands of protesters on Thursday‚ and Cele said he would enter discussions about the community’s grievances only when it was returned. Cele went to Zwelihle after two weeks […]

today21 July 2018

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