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President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced Lieutenant General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola as the new police commissioner. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
BHEKI CELE

How Masemola became police commissioner

Masemola’s appointment as the country’s top cop comes amid allegations of meddling levelled against Police Minister Bheki Cele.

  • Khaya Koko
  • Paddy Harper
7 min read
Uncertainty and dysfunction: The South African National Defence Force and South African Police Service in a joint operation. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANC

Abuse of police funds and ANC infighting a boon for private security firms

The ratio of private security members to citizens is 1:106, whereas that of police officers to citizens is 1:413

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
Police Minister Bheki Cele and national police commissioner Khehla Sitole have insisted that harsh public scrutiny and unclear mandates are inhibiting the ability of law enforcement personnel to execute their duties. (Jaco Marais)
BHEKI CELE

Feud between Cele and Sitole ‘undermines’ crime fighting

Minister’s ‘interference’ said to undermine SAPS’ restructuring and the filling of 160 000 posts

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
BHEKI CELE

Cele is accused of meddling in police operations after sending a scathing letter

Sources have claimed that the minister is still yearning to be police commissioner and is usurping Khehla Sitole’s powers

  • Khaya Koko
3 min read
Searching for answers: Minister of Police Bheki Cele (centre) visits the crime scene in Mthwalune on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in August 2020, where five women’s bodies have been discovered since March. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
AKHONE GUMEDE

Real action on gender-based violence a pipe dream as women die every day

Backlogs, booze, testicular cancer — all factors blamed for the apparent ineptitude or unwillingness to tackle a pandemic that is silently killing women all over the country.

  • Athandiwe Saba
  • Sarah Smit
  • M&G Data Desk
12 min read