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Bheki Cele

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/ 8 December 2009

Cele: SA will not be run by thugs

SA will not be run by criminals, said police National Commissioner Bheki Cele on Tuesday at the launch of a festive season crime-fighting campaign.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 December 2009

Cele: We’ll make SA safe for 2010 and beyond

The police force will make South Africa safe for the 2010 World Cup and beyond, national Police Commissioner Bheki Cele said on Monday.

By Schalk Mouton
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/ 2 December 2009

Cele: 2010 plans meet world standard

Security plans for the Fifa World Cup meet international standards and have been used as a benchmark by the UN, Bheki Cele said on Wednesday.

By Noluthando Mkhize
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/ 13 November 2009

Insecurity in the forces

South Africa’s police officers are insecure and uncertain after more than a decade of mixed messages from their superiors.

By Ilham Rawoot, Sello S Alcock and Monako Dibetle
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/ 6 November 2009

Don’t be trigger-happy, Cele tells cops

Police chief Bheki Cele on Friday told police graduates they had the right to return fire if shot at, but should not become trigger-happy.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 November 2009

Cele: Police must use deadly force

Police must use deadly force when under attack from ”armed thugs”, Bheki Cele reiterated on Thursday after appointing two new provincial commissioners

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 October 2009

Cops to enforce stricter control over their weapons

The police service will introduce stricter measures to safeguard its own firearms, a spokesperson said on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 September 2009

Zuma to discuss crime with top cops

President Jacob Zuma will meet the country’s police
commissioners next week to discuss crime fighting initiatives, the presidency said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 22 September 2009

SA murder rate drops slightly, overall crime up

SA’s murder rate has declined slightly, the government said on Tuesday, though a surge in robberies pushed the overall crime rate slightly higher.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 September 2009

Police to recruit professionals

South Africans will soon be making crime statements to legal professionals when they enter the country’s police stations, Bheki Cele said on Tuesday.

By Natasha Marrian
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/ 15 September 2009

New legislation aims to give police more power

Legislation empowering police to respond more forcefully to dangerous criminals is close to finalisation, the minister of police said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 September 2009

She can have any surname, as long as it’s Ngcobo

According to press reports, Cele was recently spotted at a Jimmy Choo store in Cape Town buying shoes for his fiancée, a Thembeka Ngcobo

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 September 2009

Court rejects Cele’s interdict bid against IFP

An application by Bheki Cele seeking to interdict three IFP leaders from making defamatory statements against him was rejected on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 September 2009

Criminals greedy but not racist, says Cele

Criminals do not target people because of their skin colour, police National Commissioner Bheki Cele said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 August 2009

Cele waits on outcome of court bid

Newly appointed national police chief Bheki Cele will have to wait a few more days to hear the outcome of his court bid against IFP leaders.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 August 2009

Cele promises tougher fight against crime

South Africa’s police will be transformed into a well-oiled machine that will send criminals fleeing, the new police chief said on Thursday.

By Marius Bosch and Name Peroshni Govender
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/ 9 August 2009

A connected Zulu on trial

Bheki Cele’s intervention in a culpable homicide trial hasn’t even featured in court.

By Niren Tolsi
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/ 5 August 2009

Cele calls for greater powers for cops

Police chief Bheki Cele has called for a law change so that police are not ”handcuffed” by the Criminal Procedure Act.

By Emsie Ferreira
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/ 5 August 2009

Cele lashed over crime-stats stance

Police National Commissioner Bheki Cele’s argument in favour of a moratorium on issuing crime statistics is “not convincing”, according to the ISS.

By Faranaaz Parker
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/ 4 August 2009

Cele hits back over crime-stats criticism

New police National Commissioner Bheki Cele hit back at the opposition on Tuesday in a row over a mooted moratorium on crime statistics.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 August 2009

DA slams Cele over crime statistics

The Democratic Alliance on Monday urged police commissioner Bheki Cele to retract a comment that he would support a moratorium on crime statistics.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 August 2009

Zuma’s pantsula top cop

Cele’s appointment is aimed at tilting the political balance at the command level of the police service.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 July 2009

TAKE2: Will Cele’s tough talk translate into action?

The appointment of Bheki Cele as SA’s new police national commissioner marks a continuation of the tough talk on policing and crime.

By Sello S Alcock
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/ 30 July 2009

Opposition condemns Cele’s appointment

Opposition parties say that President Jacob Zuma has made a big mistake in appointing Bheki Cele as the new national commissioner of police.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 July 2009

Opposition: Cele appointment ‘based on political links’

Bheki Cele has been appointed national police commissioner, despite vehement objections from political parties earlier this week.

By Qudsiya Karrim
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/ 29 July 2009

Bheki Cele named SA’s new police chief

Bheki Cele has been appointed South Africa’s new police boss. He replaces embattled former police national commissioner Jackie Selebi.

By Mail Guardian Online Reporter, Sapa Author and Sapa Afp
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/ 6 February 2009

Minister denies provoking KZN clashes

KZN safety minister Bheki Cele denied provoking an attack between IFP and ANC supporters in Nongoma last weekend, his spokesperson said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 February 2009

IFP: Police to blame for Zululand clashes

As political intolerance flares in KwaZulu-Natal ahead of the general election, the IFP on Monday blamed police for the attacks in Nongoma.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 January 2009

Ban on Roadlink’s ‘killing machines’ dropped

KwaZulu-Natal transport minister Bheki Cele on Thursday called national bus operator SA Roadlink a ”killing machine” and ”a coffin on wheels”.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 December 2008

SA Roadlink contests licence ban

SA Roadlink has taken KZN transport minister Bheki Cele to court in a bid to overturn his decision to withdraw its operating licence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 December 2008

KZN transport minister slams SA Roadlink

The decision to ban SA Roadlink buses from the roads was justified in order to save lives, KwaZulu-Natal transport minister Bheki Cele said on Friday.

By Miranda Andrew
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/ 17 December 2008

Bus operator’s KZN licence withdrawn

National bus operator SA Roadlink had its licence to operate in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) withdrawn on Wednesday, the province’s transport minister said.

By Giordano Stolley
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