Bheki Cele

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Bheki Cele is a South African politician and a member of the African National Congress, who served as the Minister of Police. He has been involved in discussions about firearm regulations and public safety, and was previously noted for receiving proposals related to the use of rubber bullets for crowd control.

Global Media Ratings

Dominance

0.00%

Persistence

0 wks

Reach

445,930

Power

2,632$

Sentiment

5.00

Countries Mentioned

Country	Mentions	Sentiment	Dominance	+ Persistence	x Population	= Reach	x GDP (millions)	= Power
South Africa	1	5.00	0.75%	+0%	59,308,690	445,930	$350,000	2,632$
Totals	1				59,308,690	445,930	$350,000	2,632$

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Recent Mentions

South Africa: Matlala approached former police minister Bheki Cele for assistance regarding the contract dispute. 5

Mchunu Matlala Mkhwanazi Lesetja Senona Shadrack Sibiya Jotham Msibi Brown Mogotsi Fannie Masemola

Mail & Guardian: Mchunu link battle splits police inquiry

South Africa: Bheki Cele was mentioned in connection with allegations of benefiting from covert funds allocated to the Political Killings Task Team. 4

Andrea Johnson Senzo Mchunu Drushanta Ramsamy Cedrick Nkabinde Dumisani Khumalo Fadiel Adams Dylan Perumal Nozipho Lushaba Fannie Masemola Peter Jacobs Mantsha Raphesu

Mail & Guardian: Ramsamy tells Madlanga commission Johnson held regular meetings with Mchunu

South Africa: Bheki Cele is mentioned as a former police minister who denied direct involvement in the TRC cases. 5

Kgomotso Phahlane Jacob Zuma Andrea Gabriel Thabo Mbeki Eliezer Mothiba Nonkululeko Sindane Vusi Madonsela

Mail & Guardian: Phahlane distances himself from TRC cases

South Africa: In the statement, Adams alleged that former police minister Bheki Cele illegally diverted money from the Secret Service account. 3

Andrea Johnson Dumisani Khumalo Mahlape Sello Fadiel Adams Sisi Baloyi Dylan Perumal Mantsha Rapeshu

Mail & Guardian: Johnson says she was unaware that Idac investigated Political Killings Task Team

South Africa: Bheki Cele stated that the state should not have paid the legal fees of former apartheid-era Security Branch officers facing prosecution for crimes committed under apartheid. 7

Johan Botha Godfrey Lebeya

Mail & Guardian: State should not have paid legal costs for apartheid security branch officers, says Cele

South Africa: Bheki Cele is the then-police minister to whom Feroz Khan's draft parliamentary questions were sent. 5

Feroz Khan Julius Malema Matthew Chaskalson Mohammed Sayed Ismael Vally Setlhomamaru Dintwe Timmy Marimuthu

Mail & Guardian: Khan used EFF as intermediary to channel parliamentary questions to rivals

South Africa: Former police minister Bheki Cele was implicated in the 2017 murder of ANC councillor Sindiso Magaqa according to Witness E. 4

Lesetja Senona Cyril Ramaphosa Vusimuzi Matlala Richard Shibiri Mbangwa Nkhwashu Rachel Matjeng Fannie Nkosi Senzo Mchunu Dumisani Khumalo Anthony Gopaul Sindiso Magaqa Babita Deokaran

Mail & Guardian: KZN Hawks boss referred for investigation – The Mail & Guardian

United Kingdom: Former Police Minister Bheki Cele had demanded 'a facilitation fee' of 1m rand from Matlala. 3

Senzo Mchunu Cyril Ramaphosa Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Mbuyiseli Madlanga Dumisani Khumalo Vusimusi Matlala Marius Van Der Merwe Julius Mkhwanazi

BBC: An alleged drug cartel and a murdered witness

South Africa: Matlala approached former police minister Bheki Cele for assistance. 5

Vusimuzi Cat Matlala Senzo Mchunu Brown Mogotsi Armand Swart Norman Arendse Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Dumisani Khumalo Katiso Molefe

Mail & Guardian: Matlala paid Bheki Cele R500 000 for police protection – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa: Former police minister Bheki Cele assisted Matlala in retrieving his firearms after a police raid. 7

Shadrack Sibiya Vusimuzi Matlala Fannie Masemola Senzo Mchunu Jerry Boshuga

Mail & Guardian: Matlala denies connection to deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya – The Mail & Guardian