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It has been a tough week for police Minister Bheki Cele. His unpopularity among South Africans flared up yet again after he recently made some pretty coarse comments and warning that those who break curfew rules to ring in the New Year will be severely punished.
His powertrip did not last long as the curfew restriction was scrapped a day later. But this did not stop him from threatening to shut down celebrations left, right, and centre.
So when the entertainment blogger Khawula posted videos on Twitter on Friday evening claiming Cele was at Coco nightclub in Cape Town with his daughter Khumbuza Cele, South Africans jumped at the chance to criticise him. Some said Cele was hypocritical because he often called for stricter restrictions on alcohol sales in South Africa.
Khawula claimed that Khumbuza was celebrating her 24th birthday at the club.
Bheki Cele spotted at Coco night club in Cape Town where his daughter Khumbuza Cele was celebrating her 24th birthday. pic.twitter.com/teRynmmw6X
— Musa Khawula (@khawula_musa) December 31, 2021
Others were very critical that the woman dancing in the video clip didn’t seem to be wearing any underwear.
Cele told eNCA on Saturday the woman in the video is not his daughter but has the same name as his daughter. He also said he wants Khawula’s claims to be retracted.
Cele’s spokesperson Lirandzu Themba confirmed on Twitter that the person in Khawula’s Twitter videos is not the police minister’s daughter. She also said that Cele “plans to take necessary action” if Khawula does not retract the statements and apologise for them.
[JUST IN] Police Minister sets the record straight on this video and Twitter post, while on his Durban beachfront walkabout, he tells @DasenThathiah on @eNCA that he plans to take necessary action if @khawula_musa doesn’t retract and apologise. https://t.co/Nj9VNdtZhv
— Lirandzu Themba (@LirandzuThemba) January 1, 2022
Themba had also shared a video of Cele playing the marimba among many unmasked people during his safety walk ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebrations at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
The video shows Cele interacting with unmasked people and no social distancing taking place around him.
It does not matter where Bheke Cele is walking or whatever he should be an example to the people around him. Rules are rules. Laws are laws. He should be wearing a mask and should be keeping the Social Distance out in public. Please let him know @
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,— Keoni Kawika (@sal_voh) December 31, 2021
Cele was slammed for his behaviour with some feeling that he should and example to the people around him.
Do u ever get a chance as a coms person to tell ure Minister some of the activities defies logic, truly, u guys sometimes fail basics of imaging, the Minister is the last person society wants to see doing these, haai maan take yourselves seriously
— dannytaf (@tafultd) December 30, 2021