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Bheki Cele

Lennit Max leaves the DA, joins the ANC
Article
/ 30 December 2018

Lennit Max leaves the DA, joins the ANC

Max says the ANC under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa is the ‘only party that can turn around the situation in South Africa’

By Jeanette Chabalala
The people versus the captured police
Article
/ 7 December 2018

The people versus the captured police

While the police figure is visible, they are not exactly accountable to the citizens.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Mogoeng absent for more than half of ConCourt judgments
National
/ 16 November 2018

Mogoeng absent for more than half of ConCourt judgments

His absences from court this year have been criticised, but the Chief Justice defends his contribution to the judiciary

By Niren Tolsi
More than 230 cash-in-transit heist suspects arrested since April — Cele
Article
/ 6 November 2018

More than 230 cash-in-transit heist suspects arrested since April — Cele

Police are cracking down on cash-in-transit heists, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Tuesday

By Alex Mitchley
Unsolved KZN hit spreads fear
Article
/ 2 November 2018

Unsolved KZN hit spreads fear

Suspicion in eThekwini is rife and the police appear to be no closer to apprehending those responsible for S’bu Maphumulo’s death

By Paddy Harper
People must be able to trust the police
Article
/ 19 October 2018

People must be able to trust the police

The Victims of Crime Survey for 2015-2016, released by Statistics South Africa, shows that South Africans are generally reluctant to report crime

By Staff Reporter
Under-siege Westbury seethes over killings
Article
/ 5 October 2018

Under-siege Westbury seethes over killings

Residents cite a litany of violent killings but anger over the apparent indifference of the police leaves them with few options but to protest

By Sarah Smit and Mashadi Kekana
Cele tells Westbury to sleep easy
Article
/ 4 October 2018

Cele tells Westbury to sleep easy

The Police Minister has called on Westbury to welcome and support the new police units, asking that residents not engage in clashes with authorities

By Sarah Smit
Cele promises to rid Westbury of gangsters
Article
/ 2 October 2018

Cele promises to rid Westbury of gangsters

The police minister has promised a patrolling unit would start their work on the streets of Westbury so the residents can ‘sleep better at night’

By Sarah Smit and Mashadi Kekana
“We’ll take it back to the streets” — Westbury residents
Article
/ 2 October 2018

“We’ll take it back to the streets” — Westbury residents

The community began protesting on Friday after a woman was fatally shot in the crossfire between alleged gang members on Thursday

By Sarah Smit and Mashadi Kekana
Politics mars anti-crime march
Article
/ 28 September 2018

Politics mars anti-crime march

Political spats threaten to derail Cape Flats residents’ protests against gangsterism

By Raeesa Pather
#CrimeStats: Cele says police ‘dropped the ball’
Article
/ 11 September 2018

#CrimeStats: Cele says police ‘dropped the ball’

On average, 57 South Africans are killed a day, Minister of Police Bheki Cele told Parliament

By Gemma Ritchie
TUT Soshanguve students march to the offices of police minister
Article
/ 29 August 2018

TUT Soshanguve students march to the offices of police minister

According to one student leader, the march is meant to ‘garner public sympathy to force the minister of police to give this issue special attention’

By Gemma Ritchie
Police portfolio committee calls for probe into Hawks
Article
/ 25 August 2018

Police portfolio committee calls for probe into Hawks

This follows revelations made by former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas at the state capture inquiry on Friday

By Alex Mitchley
Mkhwebane, Cele in a standoff
Article
/ 17 August 2018

Mkhwebane, Cele in a standoff

The public protector has clashed with the police minister over providing witnesses with protection

By Paddy Harper
Police minister faces gun battle
Article
/ 10 August 2018

Police minister faces gun battle

Opponents to amnesty for people with unlicensed weapons say SAPS can’t even secure their own firearms

By Athandiwe Saba
Cash-in-transit heist case: Court dismisses application for police docket
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Cash-in-transit heist case: Court dismisses application for police docket

​The magistrate’s court has dismissed an application for access to police dockets by defence lawyers representing four cash-in-transit heist suspects

By Staff Reporter
Whistleblower on KZN violence demands bodyguards
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Whistleblower on KZN violence demands bodyguards

Thabiso Zulu gave evidence at the Moerane commission of inquiry into the political killings in KwaZulu-Natal

By Paddy Harper
The Zwelihle protests and Bheki Cele’s missing gun
Article
/ 24 July 2018

The Zwelihle protests and Bheki Cele’s missing gun

While residents in Zwelihle are angry about police brutality, police minister Bheki Cele has one demand of his own: “Give me back my gun”

By Raeesa Pather
ANC ‘heist man’ in CR17 security link
Article
/ 20 July 2018

ANC ‘heist man’ in CR17 security link

The ex-Luthuli House staffer suspected of armed robbery was tasked with keeping Ramaphosa safe

By Sabelo Skiti, Thanduxolo Jika and Matuma Letsoalo Author
Axed ANC employee linked to at least 3 heists – Cele
Article
/ 19 July 2018

Axed ANC employee linked to at least 3 heists – Cele

Errol Velile Present was one of four people arrested during a heist in Dobsonville, Soweto, earlier this month

By Staff Reporter
DA backs Max’s move as Madikizela fumes
Article
/ 6 July 2018

DA backs Max’s move as Madikizela fumes

The ex-cop, frustrated by not being able to use his policing skills in the Western Cape, has been poached by Cele

By Raeesa Pather
DA chief whip wishes Lennit Max well as replacement waits in the wings
Article
/ 5 July 2018

DA chief whip wishes Lennit Max well as replacement waits in the wings

Lennit Max’s past positions include provincial police commissioner and community safety MEC

By Jenna Etheridge
Lennit Max ‘must do the honourable thing and resign as a member’ — DA
Article
/ 3 July 2018

Lennit Max ‘must do the honourable thing and resign as a member’ — DA

​Western Cape DA leader Bonginkosi Madikizela says that Max must resign now that he is a special advisor to Police Minister Bheki Cele

By Jenna Etheridge
‘These killings must stop’, Cele tells taxi bosses
Article
/ 25 June 2018

‘These killings must stop’, Cele tells taxi bosses

The meeting was held in Cape Town as a response to shootings around the city

By Jenni Evans
Here’s how the police strategy to curb violent crime could work
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Here’s how the police strategy to curb violent crime could work

To significantly reduce violence and harm in South Africa, the police should expand the strategy in three ways

By Staff Reporter
‘We fear for our lives’: Cash-in-transit guards call for more protection
Article
/ 12 June 2018

‘We fear for our lives’: Cash-in-transit guards call for more protection

​Hundreds of security guards working in the money transportation industry are calling for more visible policing

By Amanda Khoza News24, Mxolisi Mngadi and Jenni Evans
Cele’s crime-fighting strategy: More boots on the ground
Article
/ 4 June 2018

Cele’s crime-fighting strategy: More boots on the ground

The stabilisation operation will focus on Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape

By Sarah Smit
Cele’s inherited headache: 10 top cops under investigation
Article
/ 29 May 2018

Cele’s inherited headache: 10 top cops under investigation

The police minister wants to clean up the force from its police service to its crime intelligence unit

By Gemma Ritchie
Editorial: Cele, prioritise cash heists
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Editorial: Cele, prioritise cash heists

‘​Cash-in-transit heists seem to be a South African speciality. They are now happening at an average of one a day, according to some accounts’

By Editorial
What the North West people want from the ANC
Article
/ 20 April 2018

What the North West people want from the ANC

It is the third day of protests in the province, and residents are sustaining a strike action that has seen Mahikeng under complete lockdown

By Raeesa Pather
Hawks will have a new head by June ― Cele
Article
/ 18 April 2018

Hawks will have a new head by June ― Cele

​The Hawks will have a new head by the start of June, Police Minister Bheki Cele told the Portfolio Committee on Police on Tuesday

By Jan Gerber
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