LISTEN | It was clear there was going to be unrest, Cele tells SAHRC hearing
21 February 2022 - 12:50 By Bulelani Nonyukela
Police minister Bheki Cele. File image. Image: Jaco Marais
Minister of police Bheki Cele is appearing before the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Monday.
Cele told the commission regarding the unrest in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021: “Dark clouds were gathering, you could see it coming.”
Listen:
The commission is investigating the unrest.
The SAHRC panel will report and make findings and recommendations on:
the causes of the unrest;
alleged racially motivated attacks and killings;
apparent lapses in law enforcement by state security agencies, particularly the police, and the role of private security companies; and
the social, economic, spatial, and political factors prevalent in the affected areas and the extent to which these played a role.
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