Farm Attacks

Outbursts and racial tension as Bheki Cele convenes community imbizo in Newcastle

Racial tensions ran high in Newcastle on Monday where farm owners and workers attended a safety imbizo convened by police minister Bheki Cele after the deaths of a KwaZulu-Natal couple at a farm in Normandien.
Cele, along with the national and provincial police commissioners, visited the community of Normandien in northern KZN.
His visit coincided with the first court appearance of Siyabonga Macu, 29, who was arrested for the murder of Glen Rafferty and his wife Vida, who were shot and killed on the front porch of their farmhouse at the end of last month. Their dog was also killed in the incident.
Four more people are expected to be arrested in connection with the couple's deaths.
“We are still looking for four more suspects because we know it was more than one. We caught the one suspect three days after the incident but we kept quiet to continue our investigation,” said Cele.



During his visit to the farming community, a number of issues were raised and racial tensions were high as farm dwellers and farm owners complained about ongoing issues of stock theft and allegations of assault.

In response, the minister and police commissioner Khehla Sitole have ordered an investigation into the Normandien police station, with a report expected in 14 days. Cele also asked for a list of cases opened at the station.

The minister called for an investigation after several complaints against one farmer who allegedly chased schoolchildren with a gun. The farmer, who was present, denied the allegations.
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Odd reading the snipped article,

During his visit to the farming community, a number of issues were raised and racial tensions were high as farm dwellers and farm owners complained about ongoing issues of stock theft and allegations of assault.

In response, the minister and police commissioner Khehla Sitole have ordered an investigation into the Normandien police station, with a report expected in 14 days. Cele also asked for a list of cases opened at the station.

The minister called for an investigation after several complaints against one farmer who allegedly chased schoolchildren with a gun. The farmer, who was present, denied the allegations.
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Many issues, but it took one person which 'allegedly' chased schoolchildren with a gun to merit an investigation.
 

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Fulcrum29 said:
Odd reading the snipped article,



Many issues, but it took one person which 'allegedly' chased schoolchildren with a gun to merit an investigation.
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Any time white people complain about criminals it gets labeled as "racial tension".

Any time a black person calls for the destruction of white people in South Africa it is labelled as "the previously disadvantaged standing up for their rights".

Even from a distance, South Africa is turning me into a racist.
 
Cele had harsh words for chairperson of the Normandien Agriforum, Roland Collyer, who during his address demanded that the minister respond on whether it was fair for the farm dwellers' cattle to graze on his crops.

“This thing of yours of putting me on the spot and demanding I answer as you speak is arrogance, that was completely arrogant. You have no respect. You are not my magistrates. If you treat me like this, what do you do to the people who work for you, singabantu nathi (we are also human)," said Cele.

“It does not matter if you take the whole army and the police and put them here, if there are no good relations it won't work. We need to work on human relations,” he said.
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No. I think the answer lies in the laws of South Africa which are clear. But let's be butt hurt.
 
“This thing of yours of putting me on the spot and demanding I answer as you speak is arrogance, that was completely arrogant. You have no respect. You are not my magistrates. If you treat me like this, what do you do to the people who work for you, singabantu nathi (we are also human)," said Cele.
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Arrogance is questioning a civil servant?
 
thestaggy said:
“This thing of yours of putting me on the spot and demanding I answer as you speak is arrogance, that was completely arrogant. You have no respect. You are not my magistrates. If you treat me like this, what do you do to the people who work for you, singabantu nathi (we are also human)," said Cele.

Arrogance is questioning a public servant?
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He's a dumb p0es with a hat on. Think of himself as some sort of "hero".
 
HunterNW said:
He's a dumb p0es with a hat on. Think of himself as some sort of "hero".
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He is a very highly ranked criminal. In the institution that is there to put people like himself behind bars in very bad prisons for a very long time. Pretty fscking scary place for a "dumb p0es" to be. I think we are delusional when we see people of power such as this guy as, "dumb". Not so stupid from his vantage point.
 
'Old wounds' reopened at farm safety meeting with Bheki Cele

Durban - FOUR more suspects are being sought for the murders of KwaZulu-Natal farmers Glen and Vida Rafferty, who were killed in the Newcastle area last month.

Police Minister Bheki Cele revealed this on Monday when he met the farming and Newcastle community policing structures at Normandien Hall.

The meeting followed his visit on September 2, as part of the National Rural Safety Strategy. During the meeting, farmworkers and those living around farms told Cele of being exploited by farmers. They also claimed their reports to police were not taken seriously.

Normandien Farmers Association chairperson Roland Collyer described the meeting as “scabs being pulled off old wounds”. He said farmworkers had brought up previous issues that were dealt with by courts.
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More at : https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/new...eki-cele-43936c08-a2bd-456e-913e-23249222dd67
 
Obviously it was a really bad move to question Cele on the spot. That undermines his authority as head gangster.

Even when dealing with a regular police officer you need to be very polite and respectful and ask them nicely to do their job that your tax money pays them to do.
 
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