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Bheki Cele

Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu
National
/ 22 August 2024

Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu

The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing

By Des Erasmus
Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros
Opinion
/ 8 July 2024

Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros

Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process

By Khaya Koko
High-ranking ANC ministers lose seats as MK party rises in South African elections
Politics
/ 7 June 2024

High-ranking ANC ministers lose seats as MK party rises in South African elections

There will be no return to parliament for Bheki Cele and Thulas Nxesi on the slimmer ANC list

By Mandisa Nyathi, Lunga Mzangwe and Paddy Harper
A new minister must lead reform of the police 
Opinion
/ 4 June 2024

A new minister must lead reform of the police 

A lack of effective political leadership has contributed to the stagnation and decline of the South African Police Service

By David Bruce
ANC Youth League leader Collen Malatji accuses SAPS of incompetence and criminal ties
Politics
/ 22 May 2024

ANC Youth League leader Collen Malatji accuses SAPS of incompetence and criminal ties

He said police were not properly trained and criminals were not scared of them because they worked together

By Lunga Mzangwe
Search for Joshlin Smith has reached international shores
National
/ 15 April 2024

Search for Joshlin Smith has reached international shores

Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police service is working with Interpol and other organisations after a tip-off that the child could be overseas

By Umamah Bakharia
Department of Police
Cabinet Report Cards 2023
/ 22 December 2023

Department of Police

There have been seven police ministers over the past three decades and not one has cracked a decent crime busting grade

By Lyse Comins
Violence begets violence
Editorial
/ 17 November 2023

Violence begets violence

It is all too easy to speculate that amaPanyaza was always intended to be a weapon in Lesufi’s election agenda

By Editorial
No ceasefire, no vote
Opinion
/ 16 November 2023

No ceasefire, no vote

Being on the right side of history is as important as fixing the potholes in the street

By Paddy Harper
No need to axe police minister, says ANC
Politics
/ 16 October 2023

No need to axe police minister, says ANC

The chair of the party’s subcommittee on peace and stability, Polly Boshielo, says it trusts and supports Cele, despite calls for him to be dismissed

By Lizeka Tandwa
Murder spikes as Delft gangs target child recruits
National
/ 23 September 2023

Murder spikes as Delft gangs target child recruits

Gang-related deaths totalled 23 in the first 18 days of September

By Eunice Masson
July unrest: SAPS has implemented only six of 18 recommendations
National
/ 6 September 2023

July unrest: SAPS has implemented only six of 18 recommendations

The South African Police Service report stated it was still in the process of holding accountable those accused of criminal conduct during the July 2021 unrest

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Cele: Police secure 100 KZN political killing convictions
Politics
/ 6 September 2023

Cele: Police secure 100 KZN political killing convictions

Investigations have revealed that hitmen are hiring top lawyers to defend themselves and that the biggest threat to political victims is from within their own parties

By Lyse Comins
Man linked to police killing in Cape Town gets life in jail
National
/ 30 August 2023

Man linked to police killing in Cape Town gets life in jail

Luyanda Fuzile was sentenced for the shooting of Sergeant Nametso Ignatius Molema in 2021

By Eunice Masson
Crime stats: spike in cop killings
National
/ 18 August 2023

Crime stats: spike in cop killings

Overall cases of murder have dropped slightly but killing of police has almost doubled over the past three months

By Lyse Comins
Taxi bosses drive havoc in the long ignored countrywide problem
National
/ 11 August 2023

Taxi bosses drive havoc in the long ignored countrywide problem

The national transport minister has slammed local by-laws while the police minister has distanced himself from the taxi mayhem that’s playing itself out in the Western Cape

By Eunice Masson
Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit
Politics
/ 14 July 2023

Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit

The resignation comes at the height of renewed attacks on long-haulage trucks

By Lizeka Tandwa, Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
Police identify 12 suspects for truck torchings, Cele says
National
/ 12 July 2023

Police identify 12 suspects for truck torchings, Cele says

The police are out in full force protecting national freeways against further attacks on trucks after 21 vehicles were torched this week

By Lyse Comins
All eight SAPS members in VIP assault suspended
National
/ 11 July 2023

All eight SAPS members in VIP assault suspended

Police minister Bheki Cele has still not commented on the brutal beatings

By Eunice Masson
July 2021: Riots? What riots?
Opinion
/ 9 July 2023

July 2021: Riots? What riots?

On July 9, looting and violence started in KwaZulu-Natal and the scars of those eight terrible days are still red and angry

By Des Erasmus
VIP officers in assault video are part of Mashatile security detail
National
/ 4 July 2023

VIP officers in assault video are part of Mashatile security detail

IPID has identified the victims of the beatings as military trainees

By Eunice Masson
Bheki Cele: Police weekend operations key to reducing murder rate
National
/ 30 May 2023

Bheki Cele: Police weekend operations key to reducing murder rate

The police minister announced a 2.8% decline in rapes reported in January to March 2023 compared with the same period last year

By Khaya Koko
Gordhan called for intelligence ops at Eskom: Makgoba
National
/ 10 May 2023

Gordhan called for intelligence ops at Eskom: Makgoba

The former Eskom chairperson said a maligned investigation initiated by former CEO Andre de Ruyter was first mooted by the minister

By Emsie Ferreira
Another G4S guard in court over Thabo Bester’s prison break
National
/ 20 April 2023

Another G4S guard in court over Thabo Bester’s prison break

Motenyane Masukela faces schedule one charges of assisting an inmate to escape

By Eunice Masson
Westbury precarity: an urgent call for action amid rising gun deaths
Opinion
/ 20 April 2023

Westbury precarity: an urgent call for action amid rising gun deaths

Coloured community’s cries for help to end violence, poverty and unemployment continue to be ignored by the government, while the police minister sends in more guns

By Lemeese Steyn
Thabo Bester: The bizarre facts behind a jailbird let loose
National
/ 13 April 2023

Thabo Bester: The bizarre facts behind a jailbird let loose

Evidence suggests that the burnt body found in Bester’s cell was smuggled in via a TV cabinet

By Eunice Masson
Suspects linked to Thabo Bester face charges of murder, fraud
National
/ 11 April 2023

Suspects linked to Thabo Bester face charges of murder, fraud

Police say that more suspects are likely to be arrested

By Eunice Masson
Lights on for Putin, as South Africa visit beckons
Opinion
/ 31 March 2023

Lights on for Putin, as South Africa visit beckons

The Russian leader has more chance of being arrested at home than he does in Mzansi

By Paddy Harper
EFF marched but it was no Sri Lanka moment
Opinion
/ 24 March 2023

EFF marched but it was no Sri Lanka moment

Police Minister Bheki Cele and his team of officers appear to be better at arresting radials than criminals

By Paddy Harper
Malema claims shutdown victory, but state says it flopped
Politics
/ 20 March 2023

Malema claims shutdown victory, but state says it flopped

Police said that by 10pm on Monday night, at least 550 protestors had been arrested and 24 300 tyres were confiscated

By Paddy Harper, Lizeka Tandwa, Des Erasmus and Eunice Masson
Police are ‘unprepared’ to stem violence linked to planned protests
National
/ 19 March 2023

Police are ‘unprepared’ to stem violence linked to planned protests

Corruption allegations against crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo have allegedly affected ‘operational work’

By Khaya Koko
Failure to boot Cele betrays public safety
Opinion
/ 12 March 2023

Failure to boot Cele betrays public safety

Ramaphosa will continue to mouth platitudes and leave the police minister to his empty promises

By Niren Tolsi
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