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Policing politics: Western Cape govt accuses Cele of using crime imbizo to drum up support for ANC

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Police Minister Bheki Cele. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)
Police Minister Bheki Cele. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

The DA-led Western Cape government has accused Police Minister Bheki Cele of using a community crime imbizo to garner votes for the ANC. 

As part of ongoing efforts to flush out criminality in communities, through the enhancement of partnerships between police and community policing structures, the police ministry and SAPS management hosted a ministerial imbizo in Nyanga on Wednesday.

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