More than 200,000 signed petition calling for Cele to be removed from public office: Action Society called for Bheki Cele to be removed after surviving the cabinet reshuffle.
Cameron said Action Society, along with other experts in crime fighting, had offered solutions to the crime situation in the past, the top of the list being getting rid of Cele.
“That Bheki Cele remains safely in his position as minister of police, despite all his failures and shortcomings, shows that the government has no intention to end crime in South Africa,” he said. “President Ramaphosa’s legacy will not be that he turned around South Africa for the better. His legacy will be that 84 people lost their lives through murder today as he was protecting his relationship with Bheki Cele.” for Cele to be axed for failing to combat crime, reduce murders and protect women and children from gender-based violence .
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