Western Cape South African Police Service (SAPS) has welcomed support from public in the search for missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith. However, the service said the exercise must be properly coordinated and done within the perimeters of the law. This comes as officials intensify search efforts for the little girl who[…]
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the growing attacks against Community Policing Forum (CPF) members and crime activists are worrying. He was speaking outside the Athlone Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town, where a suspect linked to the murder of Gugulethu CPF Deputy Chairperson, Lulama Dinginto, appeared. Dinginto was shot multiple times in[…]
By Ragheema Mclean Community Policing Forums (CPF) on the Cape Flats have expressed their concern and disappointment over the recent call from the National Police Minister, Bheki Cele, to intensify efforts against criminals. Cele’s call comes amid the hijacking of Transport Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, her brother, and two bodyguards earlier[…]
Taxi council Santaco in the Western Cape has welcomed Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga’s call for the immediate release of impounded minibus taxis in Cape Town. During a media briefing on Tuesday, the minister claimed the City of Cape Town had been impounding taxis under an unlawful by-law. Chikunga said the[…]
LOCAL Play Video Cele visits slain magistrate’s family after mysterious death Police minister Bheki Cele has visited the family of slain magistrate Romay van Rooyen in Marina Da Gama, Cape Town. The minister said the case had been handed over to the Hawks and that he saw the murder, which[…]
LOCAL Police Minister Bheki Cele has admitted that there is a shortfall in service delivery in his department due to staff shortages. Cele was addressing police members during the provincial launch of Operation Phethisa in Bloemfontein. Cele said from 2010 to date there has been a shortage of approximately 20[…]
LOCAL Police Minister Bheki Cele has criticised the Western Cape provincial government for its call of wanting to take control of the running of SAPS in the region, saying the province is wasting its time. The province has in recent years been calling for the allocation of SAPS powers to[…]
Police minister Bheki Cele has told parliament the City of Cape Town is running an “unconstitutional” law enforcement unit using powers reserved only for the national police service. Cele was responding to a question from GOOD party MP Brett Herron, who said the unit was “a rogue police unit acting[…]
LOCAL The Democratic Alliance (DA) called on the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, to resign after his latest comments about the victims of crime in Cape Town. According to the party, Cele tried to blame “potholes” for SAPS’ failure to combat hijackings in Cape Town. The party’s Gordon Hill-Lewis[…]
NATIONAL The bail application of three suspects in connection with last month’s unrest and killings in Phoenix north of Durban, is expected to continue at the Verulam Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Seelan Chetty, Owen Chinnasamy and Keillen Pillay are facing charges of attempted murder and malicious damage to property. The State[…]
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