LISTEN | It was clear there was going to be unrest, Cele tells SAHRC hearing

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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