Police Minister Bheki Cele says investigating officers have met with Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams over her contravention of the lockdown regulations.
with former deputy education minister Mduduzi Manana at his home went viral.
After he had addressed police and soldiers at the Ngcobo traffic department, Cele, wearing his trademark hat, told members of the media that the issue of Ndabeni-Abrahams was receiving police attention.“The president has taken a decision with the minister of communications and also instructed the law enforcement agencies to work on the matter. I can tell you that the processes have been there and that the investigating officers have met the minister and are taking the matter forward.
He added that, to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus, everyone needed to respect the rules of the lockdown. If they failed to do so, police should “push” them to obey the rule of law.The minister said the lockdown was what stood between the survival of the human race and its complete annihilation.
If the country missed this opportunity to defeat Covid-19, it would have to live with the dire consequences because there was no vaccine or cure for it, Cele said. Cele told police that he knew that these were difficult times for officers. Earlier, Sitole had revealed that at least 12 police officers had been infected with the virus.Police Minister Bheki Cele
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