Posts tagged with 'police minister Bheki Cele'

 

A ballot box was burned in Potchefstroom, vehicle set alight ahead of the general elections

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Potchefstroom SAPS confirmed that a ballot box was burned in the North West region, following the arrest of six individuals for their involvement in the torching of a presiding electoral officer’s vehicle in the Ganyesa ahead of the general elections.

Ballot box destroyed in Potchefstroom
As reported by Olebogeng Motse from OFM, a ballot box was destroyed in Potchefstroom, located in Ward 19, in the Ikageng township. No arrests have been made, and authorities are investigating the matter.

We reached out to Lieutenant Colonel Kiki at the SAPS Potchefstroom, who confirmed that an empty ballot box was set alight on Monday morning, 6 May.

With only one day to go, tensions are running high. Authorities are cautioning members of the public against impeding other citizen’s right to vote during the upcoming general election.

High-risk areas identified ahead of elections
Earlier today, residents se
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‘Top Hat’ Cele: No protests will prevent South Africans from voting on 8 May 2019, o really, you can hardly control protesters all over the country at the moment

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The comments follow several service delivery protests that erupted in different parts of the country ahead of the nation’s polls.

Police Minister Bheki Cele says that no protest or shutdown will prevent South Africans from exercising their right to vote on 8 May.

The comments follow several service delivery protests that erupted in different parts of the country ahead of the nation’s polls.

Cele was speaking on behalf of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster which detailed its readiness for the elections in Pretoria on Thursday.

Minister Cele said that police visibility will be intensified ahead of the elections month.

Cele said that they have already identified hotspots to keep a close eye on.

In Vuwani Limpopo, some residents have declared that no voting would take place.

But the minister disagrees.

“It’s the Constitution that allows every party to practice political freedom and all t
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Shocking! 4,174 members of the SAPS have criminal records, for a variety of crimes such as assault, theft, kidnapping and fraud

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Thousands of convicted criminals in the police – This was revealed in a parliamentary reply by police minister Bheki Cele, who also told parliament that among them were 32 senior managers who had convictions for crimes such as fraud, public violence and assault.

Among the rank and file of the SAPS were officers convicted for assault, theft, kidnapping and murder. In his written response, Cele did not comment specifically on murders but their existence emerged in the statistical tables attached to his response.

He was responding to parliamentary questions from DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard who asked about the number of employees at senior management level who had criminal records. In another question she asked for numbers and a breakdown of all the types of crimes that SAPS members were convicted of.

Of the 32 senior managers, three were convicted for offences relating to the contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act and the Firearms Contr
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