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By IOL Reporter 
3h ago
Durban – Police Minister Bheki Cele has come under fire for sending the country to bed at 9pm before New Year’s Eve celebrations at night.
Cele, who was speaking to police officers in KwaMashu on Wednesday, warned South Africans to stay home and in bed at 9 p.m. in a dramatic speech.
“This time there are no December 31, December 31 people cans of shaya loves (light fireworks), there is no tin shot here (there are no fireworks here. At 9 pm, everyone must be sleeping, everyone is in bed, ”he said.
South Africans are known to have excessive New Years celebrations that usually involve large crowds at parties, music festivals, and the setting up of fireworks.
But this year, the celebrations are expected to be muted, after President Cyril Ramaphosa instituted a ban on the sale of alcohol until January 15.
The EFF, in condemning Cele, said the ministers’ comments were inappropriate and attracted attention.
“After President Ramaphosa announced that we must celebrate the new year in our homes and that at 12 midnight he will light a candle for the deceased due to Covid-19, Bheki Cele arrives and contradicts the president with his baseless and stupid regulations. that South Africans should be in bed by 9pm.
“We are all expected to be home by 9 pm, so the police should not harass South Africans for the wrong asshole of a minister who clearly suffers from verbal diarrhea,” said EFF spokesman Vuyani Pambo.
The EFF said Cele was violent and anti-black, saying he also did not have the same enthusiasm for issues related to gender-based violence, cash-in-transit robberies and corruption.
“We are not in a police state and Bheki Cele must not behave as if he is the absolute referee. He can tell his children to go to sleep at 9 pm, not us, ”said Pambo.
Later on Thursday, images emerged of police forcing motorists to unpack their luggage, allegedly in search of alcohol. In other videos, police were seen catching motorists who had alcohol stored in their car boots with an angry Cele ordering immediate arrests of those caught.
REACTIONS
They literally removed the ban on alcohol and Bheki Cele disappeared into thin air.
Alcohol was banned again and suddenly he is the most visible minister in the world 🥲
– S. (@SollyHlaka) December 30, 2020
Bheki Cele’s police behavior reminds me of the pre-94 Mantshingilans. Lots of threats and bragging. Little effort to reason and connect with the community before using coercion.
– Songezo Zibi (@SongezoZibi) December 31, 2020
Minister Bheki Cele is treating this as punishment, so discouraging
– Nicolette Mashile (@ImcocoMash) December 31, 2020
Bheki Cele preparing citizens for police brutality after these statements.
– Riyaad Escobar (@Nduey_Escobar) December 31, 2020
Bheki Cele is a public servant, nothing more and nothing less.
He is a government employee paid by the people of South Africa.You are paid to serve, not to dictate bedtime to millions of adults.
Alcohol may be forbidden, but he’s drunk on power.
– Simon Grindrod (@SimonPGrindrod) December 31, 2020
When Minister Bheki Cele sees you open a pack of wine gum pic.twitter.com/9w4c6bi4QO
– Koshiek Karan (@iamkoshiek) December 31, 2020
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