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South AfricaDeputy minister Mathale testifies Tuesday on Mkhwanazi claims- South AfricaBheki Cele tells MPs bail enables repeat crimes, corruptionFormer police minister Bheki Cele urged parliament on Friday to reform South Africa's bail and parole systems, citing corruption concerns and repeat offenders who target witnesses after their release. Cele testified before parliament's ad hoc committee investigating corruption allegations made by…October 25, 2025
- South AfricaMchunu, Sibiya pushed fake Rolex theft claim - inquiryA forensic investigator testified Thursday that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya persuaded attempted murder accused Vusimuzi Matlala to file a false case about a stolen Rolex watch. Witness C told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that…October 25, 2025
- South AfricaMK Party denies Zama Zama boss funds Zuma opposition partyMK Party has rejected former police minister Bheki Cele's allegations that alleged diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg finances the opposition party led by Jacob Zuma. Cele testified before a parliamentary ad hoc committee on Thursday that Liebenberg, who faces fraud and racketeering charges, funds…October 24, 2025
- South AfricaFormer minister says police believed Anele Tembe was murderedFormer police minister Bheki Cele told parliament on Thursday that investigators believed Anele Tembe, the fiancée of late rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, was murdered when she fell from a Cape Town hotel in 2021. Cele made the explosive claim during testimony before parliament's ad hoc committee…October 24, 2025
- South AfricaCele: Only National Commissioner Can Disband Police TeamsCAPE TOWN, 23 October 2025- Former Police Minister Bheki Cele has told Parliament that only the national commissioner has the authority to establish or disband teams within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Cele made the statement during his testimony before Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee…October 23, 2025
- South AfricaCele Disputes Reports of Avoiding InquiryCAPE TOWN, 23 October 2025- Former South African Police Minister Bheki Cele has expressed disappointment over recent media reports suggesting that he was unwilling to cooperate with Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating alleged police corruption. Speaking on Thursday at the start of his…October 23, 2025
- South AfricaPolice raid Sibiya home, seize laptop and cellphonesSouth African police raided the home of suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya on Wednesday and seized electronic devices as investigations intensify into alleged links between senior officers and criminal syndicates. A laptop and several cellphones were seized from Sibiya's…October 9, 2025
- South AfricaMasemola to testify at corruption inquiry after explosive allegationsSouth Africa's national police commissioner Fannie Masemola will testify Monday at a judicial inquiry investigating allegations of criminal infiltration in law enforcement, following testimony from a provincial commander who warned the justice system faces "total collapse." Masemola takes the…September 21, 2025
- South AfricaEx-minister Cele snubs police corruption investigationFormer police minister Bheki Cele has not responded to parliament's invitation to testify before the committee investigating corruption allegations within South Africa's police service, the committee chairperson said Wednesday. Soviet Lekganyane confirmed that "with regards to Mr Bheki Cele, we…September 11, 2025
- South AfricaFormer police minister Cele to testify in South Africa corruption probeFormer police minister Bheki Cele will testify before parliament's ad hoc committee investigating corruption allegations within South Africa's police service, committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane announced Friday. The committee added Cele to its list of seven witnesses after members said his…September 8, 2025
- CrimeTeffo Names Politicians in Meyiwa Case CorruptionA former advocate, Malesela Teffo, has made serious allegations during an interview on Podcast and Chill with MacG, accusing senior police officials and politicians of corruption linked to the Senzo Meyiwa murder case. Teffo, who previously represented four of the five accused in the high-profile…July 18, 2025
