Ramaphosa defends Cele amid calls for his sacking
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his decision to not sack Minister of Police Bheki Cele.
Cele was the topic of discussion before and after this week's cabinet reshuffle.
The DA's John Steenhuisen broached the matter during the president's first 'question and answer' question in the National Assembly this year.
"Crime and murder have gone up 40 percent since you took your oath," Steenhuisen told Ramaphosa.
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"Mr President we have a police minister who can't catch criminals who are caught on CCTV committing murder and I ask how many Jamie Lees need to be brutally murdered and raped before you dismiss your police minister and give us somebody who is serious about tackling crime."
But Ramaphosa came to Cele's defence.
"One of the things that this minister you want dismissed now, it is this minister who raised the issue of a skewed ratio between the police officers and the rise of population. He raised it in cabinet, you are not in cabinet."
