Bheki Cele

A 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 Matlala admitted in a recording that his watch was never stolen. The […]

MK 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 the party and paid R500,000 for a private prosecution case. MK Party […]

Former 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 probing alleged corruption and political interference in the South […]

CAPE 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, which is examining issues surrounding national security and alleged interference […]

CAPE 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 testimony before the committee, Cele said he was “a little bit disturbed” […]

South 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 Centurion residence after dozens of officers from specialized units arrived at his property. South […]

South 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 stand at the Madlanga Commission after three days of testimony from KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi […]

Former 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 sent a request for him to appear but he has not yet responded,” during a […]

Former 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 testimony would be relevant to allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about political […]

A 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 trial, claimed that former Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Elias […]