Suspended police chief Bheki Cele did not seek advice from his legal adviser on the contentious Sanlam Middestad building lease, the board heard.
Suspended police commissioner Bheki Cele cannot explain the coincidence that both buildings identified for police headquarters were owned by one man.
Police commissioner and his expert-turned-adversary testified this week.
Suspended top cop Bheki Cele continues to distance himself from the police lease scandal, suggesting he was to blame only for trusting his deputies.
Suspended national police chief Bheki Cele says he occasionally signed off on official documents from his deputies without scrutinising them.
Suspended national police commissioner Bheki Cele came under scrutiny after taking the stand on the third day of a misconduct inquiry against him.
A witness in Bheki Cele’s misconduct hearing has derailed a previous witness’s promise that she would testify that Cele identified new police offices.
A board of inquiry in Pretoria has heard that suspended national police commissioner Bheki Cele acted out of concern in the Servamus building lease.
On day one of the inquiry, former deputy police commissioner Hamilton Hlela told the board Bheki Cele "identified the buildings" he wanted leased.
The probe into suspended top cop Bheki Cele has begun in Pretoria, with Judge Jack Moloi laying the ground rules and explaining the crux of the probe.
The board appointed by President Jacob Zuma to evaluate allegations against Bheki Cele commences its work on Monday.
Under Bheki Cele’s watch, our police service has become the most violent it has ever been, says <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
Police say they have been excluded from action to end the controversial headquarters lease deal, despite having to pay R600-million if the case fails.
Glynnis Breytenbach is convinced she is being targeted for pushing ahead with an investigation into suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli.
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/ 10 February 2012
The taxpayer is picking up the tab for suspended police chief Bheki Cele’s defamation case as "a matter of principle".
The presidency says a board of inquiry into misconduct claims against suspended top cop Bheki Cele is expected to hold public hearings next month.
The National Press Club has named Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema as its newsmakers of the year.
It was tiny skirts, bulging wallets, flashy cars and booze galore as the ANC celebrated its centenary in Bloemfontein.
Even if suspended police commissioner Bheki Cele is missing his job, he certainly won’t be missing Parliament’s oversight committee on police.
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/ 20 November 2011
South African taxpayers will spend at least R1.3-million a year on suspended police National Commissioner Bheki Cele’s salary.
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/ 15 November 2011
The police’s Independent Complaints Directorate was sent packing by MPs on Tuesday after pleading ignorance on the inflated cost of its new offices.
The public works ministry has been found to have made another expensive lease agreement with Roux Shabangu, this time for the head office of the ICD.
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/ 28 October 2011
Police commissioner Bheki Cele first heard about his suspension by President Jacob Zuma when someone called him on Monday morning.
In spite of the troubles of his two predecessors, the role of acting police chief does not appear to daunt Major General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Property tycoon Roux Shabangu says the suspension of national police commissioner General Bheki Cele is President Zuma’s business, not his.
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/ 25 October 2011
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says acting national police chief Major General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi must ignore criticism on his temporary appointment.
Political parties have welcomed President Zuma’s decision to axe ministers Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and Sicelo Shiceka and suspend top cop Bheki Cele.
President Zuma’s action against Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde, Sicelo Shiceka and Bheki Cele was "for the good of the nation", says Mac Maharaj.
President Zuma has fired Sicelo Shiceka and Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde as Cabinet ministers in his latest reshuffle, and has also suspended Bheki Cele.
The International Relations Department says National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele has not been offered a diplomatic post.
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/ 21 October 2011
Months after the <i>New Age</i> reported that police commissioner General Bheki Cele was to be shipped off to Japan, he remains in his post.
The Hawks’ crackdown on the police’s crime intelligence division may have as much to do with political power struggles as alleged fraud.