Bheki Cele

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Minister Bheki Cele: Quarter Crime Statistics | South African ... (South African Government)

Good Afternoon. The calls by South Africans on the police, to decisively deal with crime are LOUD and they are CLEAR. I stand here before you this afternoon ...

The reality is assaults are feeders of domestic violence and other violent crimes. That is why the Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy, recently adopted by government to address the drivers of crime, must be fast tracked in order to boost safety and security in communities and the country as a whole. The truth of the matter is that poverty and inequality and unemployment coupled by little to no basic services is impeding on policing. We thank the President and Treasury for the new approach in prioritizing the massive recruitment in the SAPS and further capacitation of specialised units. The call on community’s to be allies against crime cannot be understated, when it comes to the prevention and combating of GBV and Femicide. We are responding to the shortage of vehicles in the SAPS, to improve the everyday work of police officers on the ground. The violence that is stalking communities is translated to increased number of assaults, which escalate to attempted murders and in some cases murder. The SAPS will continue to intensify operations to detect and remove illegal firearms and ammunition, whilst legislation intervention in the Amendment to the Firearms Control Act, to address the availability of guns in our communities, is underway. This includes the bail regime and the role parolees and ex-offenders are playing in the overall safety of citizens. As part of responding to the calls by South Africans, the capacitation and resourcing of the SAPS to improve its services at station level is on-going. We are enriched by the stabilization of the Crime Intelligence division of the SAPS, through the appointment of a Divisional Commissioner with a wealth of policing and investigative experience. The 3RD quarter crime figures show that while there are increases in contact crimes such as murder, assault and robberies, there is significant improvement in crimes detected as a result of police action.

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Bheki Cele 'hell-bent' on reducing crime as murder rate increases by ... (Independent Online)

Police Minister Bheki Cele delivered the crime statistics from October to December 2022. Murder and various other crimes have increased.

“The political Task Team investigating murders in KZN continues to arrest hit men and those who order assassinations on their political rivals,” he said. “Plainly put, the more boots on the ground was not just a slogan, their impact has been felt and starting to make a difference in our communities,” he said. National Police Minister Bheki Cele in delivering the statistics on Friday morning in Parliament said: “The calls by South Africans on the police, to decisively deal with crime are loud and they are clear.

Bheki Cele blames increasing population for spike in crime (News24)

Police Minister Bheki Cele has blamed the increasing population, a lack of recruitment of police personnel, environmental design and resources for the spike ...

· Attempted sexual offences: 45.6% · Sexual assault: 4.1% · Sexual offences: 9.6% You saw the sentence on Cleveland's case," he said, referring to the arrests and sentencing of the eight men who were sentenced for killing 21 people in Cleveland, Johannesburg. · Murder: 10.1% "There is no visibility in South Africa.

Bheki Cele's violent reign as Minister continues (Democratic Alliance)

Please find attached a soundbite by Andrew Whitfield MP. Not since the dawn of democracy in 1994, has South Africa ever been in such a violent, ...

In Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2019, he promised to halve violent crimes within 10 years but today it continues to rise. A horrific escalation in mass shootings further exposes the complete failure of crime intelligence to prevent the circulation of illegal firearms and to anticipate these terrifying incidents. For the first time in South Africa’s history, murders increased above 80 murders and rapes above 135 rapes every single day.

Bheki Cele`s violent reign as Minister continues – Andrew Whitfield ... (Politicsweb)

DA MP says for the first time in South Africa's history, murders increased above 80 murders and rapes above 135 rapes daily.

Ramaphosa must fire Bheki Cele: COPE - SABC News - Breaking ... (SABC News)

Police top brass briefed the police oversight committee this morning. President Cyril Ramaphosa should fire his police minister, Bheki Cele. This was said by ...

President Ramaphosa must put the interests of the country above the interest of his comrades and fire this incompetent minister Bheki Cele.” The figures show that 7 555 people were reported murdered in the country between October and December last year. We believe that the solution in the battle against crime is to remove the Minister of Police Bheki Cele.

Woman wins R1.7m in damages from Cele after losing eye to police ... (News24)

A Free State woman who lost her eye after being struck by a rubber bullet during a protest in 2019 has won R1.7 million in damages from Police Minister ...

"The police should have taken steps to guard against that occurrence. She was injured when police fired rubber bullets at that crowd to ward off the attack on the police and their Nyala. "She conceded that she did not see the police shooting at her. "Also, on the probabilities, evidence is either probable or not. "The plaintiff’s version fits in with the objective facts. Four policemen stood next to her for about 10 minutes without assisting her.

SAPS making strides in preventing CITs, robberies: Cele (eNCA)

Police Minister Bheki Cele says this is largely due to increased police patrols, stop and search operations and road blocks.

These decreases are attributed to increased police visibility through patrols, stop and search, vehicle check points and road blocks." "There are signs of improvement in crimes such as cash-in-transit heists and bank robberies which have reported decrease in the period of reporting. He said, "the third quarter crime figures, show that while there are increases in contact crimes such as murder, assault and robberies, there is significant improvement in crimes detected as a result of police action."

Opposition MPs blame poor policing for crime rate increase (Eyewitness News)

According to the latest quarterly crime statistics, violent contact crimes like murder and sexual offences have shown another increase.

Safety Partnership means you are no longer a spectator but a player in keeping YOUR community safe. [#sapsHQ]We call on all South Africans to be part of [#PartnershipPolicing]between civil society & community structures, religious & other organized groupings, & law agencies. The Democratic Alliance's (DA) Andrew Whitfield said the police are losing the war against crime mainly due to poor training and a lack of crime intelligence.

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