JUSTICE MALALA | Bheki Cele a danger to SA's stability and should not be in his job
Because we do not take security threats seriously and have not picked serious people to tackle them, South Africa is likely to face another implosion like the July 2021 riots
16 July 2023 - 19:39
Even by our country’s shockingly low standards, police minister Bheki Cele should not be in his job. Neither should whoever the intelligence minister is supposed to be these days (remember that the position was absorbed into the ever-expanding presidency in 2021). They, and pretty much the entire security cluster, are a danger to the stability of South Africa...
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