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Police Minister Bheki Cele has told the South African Human Rights Commission's hearings into the July unrest that he only received a report on the unrest in December 2021.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has stated while he does not always see eye-to-eye with national police commissioner General Khehla Sitole, they have a good working relationship.
Making headlines: Godongwana to navigate cost and debt wildcards in budget; You can now receive a Pfizer or J&J booster shot if you are vaccinated with Pfizer; And, Bheki Cele says he was shut out of intelligence briefings before looting and violence
Police Minister Bheki Cele claimed that he was shut out of police intelligence briefings and didn't receive any information ahead of last year's July unrest. The unrest left more than 340 people dead in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is holding hearings on the unrest.
South Africa’s security structures, which failed to thwart threats and violence, are to be overhauled, with President Cyril Ramaphosa set to announce imminent leadership changes.