Police Minister Bheki Cele could not predict when an arrest would be made in the murder of OR Tambo District Municipality employee Namhla Mtwa, and said her boyfriend had not been questioned in relation to the crime. She was shot nine times after arriving at her home on April 21. On Thursday, Cele visited about an hour with Mtwa’s family in Sidwadwa View, Mthatha. General Fannie Masemola, the national police commissioner, and he were on a fact-finding expedition in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, after public reports that the Mthatha Central police station had mishandled the matter.
Police Minister Bheki Cele visited the family of Namhla Mtwa at their home.
He assured them that the investigation was on solid foundation, but he couldn’t guarantee when they would make an arrest. “Right now, I’m checking and chasing a criminal who doesn’t have a name,” he added. Mtwa’s lover, Major Bhekizulu, who had been implicated by members of the public on social media, had not been questioned, Cele informed the media. “Social media does not drive us. We aren’t compelled by stories. We are motivated by facts that we are working hard to obtain. You might discover at the end that a large number of people were involved “According to the minister.
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Mtwa’s family expressed dissatisfaction with the police’s lack of a suspect. Gcobani Mtwa, Mtwa’s uncle, said: “My concern is, why isn’t it enough for the police to arrest the culprit with all this indisputable proof uploaded on social media indicating our baby girl was abused?” We are sad that the suspect has not been apprehended by the police. Bhekizulu was tied to the ANC, doing business with the state and funding the party, according to Cele. He said that the question should be addressed to the ANC’s top officials.
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Cele also revealed that forensic and ballistics professionals were on the job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, under the direction of a senior brigadier. In response to the charges of abuse, Cele stated that Mtwa’s friends and society as a whole could have done more: Someone, somewhere, was aware of what was going on. It’s a call to action for families, communities, and friends to go somewhere and say something is wrong. Her community as a whole has failed her. Mtwa, her family, and friends did not report the alleged assault to any of Mthatha’s police stations, according to him. Cele also went after abaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo for ordering his subjects to gather up and kill criminals during a march on Wednesday.
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Bhekizulu had three days to surrender to the police or his house will be burned down, according to the monarch. “If you pay attention to the king’s remark, which includes saying that if the guy is not caught, people must come out and burn even the police nyala he was standing on top of,” Cele added, “the monarch might have been trying to find a comfortable spot in [Ronald] Lamola’s atmosphere.”
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Lamola is the minister of justice and correctional services, in charge of the 243 prisons in the country. Cele predicted that the king’s words would be taken seriously “It’s something that needs to be looked into. No one is authorised to make laws for himself.” “Many people may argue [against] the fact that this country has [rules]. Someone chastised me, claiming that there is no law in this nation and that this is why the country’s prisons are overcrowded “According to the minister. Bhekizulu could not be reached for comment right away. His response will be included as soon as it is received.