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Bheki Cele

Zuma ‘needs time’ to decide on Cele and Shiceka
Article
/ 17 October 2011

Zuma ‘needs time’ to decide on Cele and Shiceka

President Jacob Zuma says he needs more time to decide what actions to take against Minister Sicelo Shiceka and General Bheki Cele.

By Nickolaus Bauer
‘No truth’ to Cele axing claims
Article
/ 16 October 2011

‘No truth’ to Cele axing claims

The presidency says National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele has not been fired by President Jacob Zuma.

By Staff Reporter
Police leasing scandal dodges scrutiny for now
Article
/ 7 October 2011

Police leasing scandal dodges scrutiny for now

Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and police chief General Bheki Cele won’t appear before the parliamentary committees to explain the lease deals yet.

By Staff Reporter
Cele: ‘I’m going to be here until my job is done’
Article
/ 2 October 2011

Cele: ‘I’m going to be here until my job is done’

Police National Commissioner General Bheki Cele is not going to leave the SAPS until his "job is done", he said in an interview.

By Staff Reporter
Radebe ‘not part of any plans to suspend Cele’
Article
/ 26 September 2011

Radebe ‘not part of any plans to suspend Cele’

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has not been ordered to take steps against police commissioner Bheki Cele, the justice ministry said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
Presidency unaware of Cele suspension claims
Article
/ 25 September 2011

Presidency unaware of Cele suspension claims

The presidency is "not aware" of plans to suspend police National Commissioner General Bheki Cele, a spokesperson said on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma ‘bid to oust Cele’ stalls
Article
/ 23 September 2011

Zuma ‘bid to oust Cele’ stalls

Buoyed by positive crime stats, the police chief has come back fighting, sources claim.

By Sam Sole Author, Sally Evans and Glynnis Underhill
Tell me why I shouldn’t suspend you, Zuma tells Cele
Article
/ 22 September 2011

Tell me why I shouldn’t suspend you, Zuma tells Cele

President Jacob Zuma has asked police chief General Bheki Cele why he should not be suspended pending the outcome of the inquiry into police leases.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 September 2011

Hues and cries

It’s a tough life in the rainbow nation, a land where every topic has too many hues and cries, says <b>Chris Roper</b>.

By Chris Roper
Police lease scandal: Madonsela ‘satisfied’ with progress
Article
/ 13 September 2011

Police lease scandal: Madonsela ‘satisfied’ with progress

The public protector is satisfied with progress reports on the police lease scandal received from the presidency and the department of public works .

By Staff Reporter
Counting South Africa’s crimes
Article
/ 9 September 2011

Counting South Africa’s crimes

The number of murders in SA declined by 6.5% in 2010/2011, with 15&nbsp;940 cases being recorded, according to annual police crime statistics released

By Glynnis Underhill and Sipho McDermott
Mthethwa: Forget cynics, the crime stats really are good news
Article
/ 8 September 2011

Mthethwa: Forget cynics, the crime stats really are good news

Crime is down according to statistics for the past year, and people who don’t believe the good news are "cynics", says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

By Katharine Child
Cele issues Mdluli with ultimatum
Article
/ 28 August 2011

Cele issues Mdluli with ultimatum

Police National Commissioner General Bheki has asked crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli to tell him why he should not be fired.

By Staff Reporter
Judge lets monkey off Cele’s back
Article
/ 12 August 2011

Judge lets monkey off Cele’s back

National police commissioner General Bheki Cele was let off the hook when a British district court recommended that Shrien Dewani be extradited.

By Glynnis Underhill
Act now, Zuma — Constitutional watchdog
Article
/ 8 August 2011

Act now, Zuma — Constitutional watchdog

President Jacob Zuma has spoken out on corruption but the Council for the Advancement of the South Africa Constitution says more must be done.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 August 2011

President accepts Public Protector’s findings

The president has accepted the findings on the leases for two new police headquarters — and a recommendation of remedial action, media reports say.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 July 2011

Police lease deal: Public works minister smelled a rat

Former public works minister Geoff Doidge was told of "inconsistencies" in a proposed police lease agreement.

By Staff Reporter
Cele asked SIU to probe police contracts
Article
/ 27 July 2011

Cele asked SIU to probe police contracts

Police National Commissioner General Bheki Cele reportedly asked the SIU to investigate certain contracts that were granted within the police force

By Staff Reporter
‘No plans to ship General Bheki Cele off to Japan’
Article
/ 22 July 2011

‘No plans to ship General Bheki Cele off to Japan’

President Zuma’s office says Bheki Cele has not been offered a diplomatic post, and has refused to say whether the top cop’s dismissal is imminent.

By Staff Reporter
Loose lips locked down: State mutes communiqués
Article
/ 22 July 2011

Loose lips locked down: State mutes communiqués

In the wake of the Public Protector’s report on the leasing scandal the state has forbidden the departments affected to speak directly to the press.

By Rapule Tabane
Fikile Mbalula: ‘coming man’
Article
/ 22 July 2011

Fikile Mbalula: ‘coming man’

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula is likely to move further up the greasy pole if, as is strongly rumoured, President Jacob Zuma shuffles his Cabinet.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge, Niren Tolsi, Matuma Letsoala and Rapule Tabane
Cele sends regrets, cancels press conference
Article
/ 20 July 2011

Cele sends regrets, cancels press conference

General Bheki Cele has again cancelled his media briefing to react to maladministration claims by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.

By Staff Reporter
Cele to respond to lease report on Tuesday
Article
/ 18 July 2011

Cele to respond to lease report on Tuesday

Police commissioner Bheki Cele will respond on Tuesday to findings by the Public Protector that two controversial building leases were unlawful.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 July 2011

Power to stop tenders the ‘root of tension’, says Madonsela

A new "good governance and integrity unit" set up in the public protector’s office to investigate corrupt state officials is the root cause of tension

By Mandy de Waal
Protector’s challenge to the president
Article
/ 15 July 2011

Protector’s challenge to the president

Thuli Madonsela has thrown down the gauntlet to President Jacob Zuma, demanding that he confront her awkward findings.

By Sam Sole Author, Sally Evans and Craig Mckune
eThekwini’s big spenders
Article
/ 15 July 2011

eThekwini’s big spenders

No one in KwaZulu-Natal knows how to flaunt it quite like Sibusiso and Shawn Mpisane.

By Qudsiya Karrim
Thuli Madonsela: A timeline
Article
/ 15 July 2011

Thuli Madonsela: A timeline

The news reports lately about attacks on the Public Protector can be confusing. See our timeline to make sense of the story.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Protector rips into Mahlangu-Nkabinde over leasing scandal
Article
/ 14 July 2011

Protector rips into Mahlangu-Nkabinde over leasing scandal

The Public Protector has slammed the minister of public works for allowing the deals at the centre of the police lease scandal to go through.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Protector slams Cele’s cops for ‘unlawful’ lease
Article
/ 14 July 2011

Protector slams Cele’s cops for ‘unlawful’ lease

The police’s attempts to lease a building in Durban from tycoon Roux Shabangu amounted to maladministration, says Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.

By Staff Reporter
Cop killings: It’s war out there, and we need soldiers, says Cele
Article
/ 8 July 2011

Cop killings: It’s war out there, and we need soldiers, says Cele

SA’s police did not sign up to be slaughtered by elite paramilitary criminals — we need to fight fire with fire, says top cop General Bheki Cele.

By Natasha Marrian
Gang’s killing raises issue of cop violence
Article
/ 8 July 2011

Gang’s killing raises issue of cop violence

The deadly force by police in Durban that left six criminals dead has reignited concern about the alarming levels of police violence in KwaZulu-Natal.

By Qudsiya Karrim
Madonsela vs the world
Article
/ 7 July 2011

Madonsela vs the world

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela herself might be a pawn in a wider political battle.

By Sam Sole Author, Sam Sole and Craig Mckune
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