Bheki Cele slammed for sending South Africa to bed at 9pm on New Year’s Eve

Talane – South African Minister of Police Bheki Cole slammed for saying South Africans must go to bed at 9pm on New Year’s Eve celebration prior a New Year.

There’s been a video of Cele circulating on social media where we warned South Africans to go on bed instead of celebration New Year’s Eve, awaiting 2021.

On the video, Cele said, “this time there is no December 31, December 31 people shaya ama tins (light fireworks), there is no tin hitting here (there’s no lighting of fireworks here). By 9pm, everybody must be sleeping, everybody is in bed.”

South Africans didn’t take well what Cele said.

SA used to massively enjoy New Year’s Eve with lots of fun as we have seeing parties, music festivals and lighting of fireworks.

Though there won’t be such celebrations following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech which placed SA on adjusted level 3 of lockdown with 9pm curfew, banning of alcohol and prohibition of crowds or gatherings or bashes until the 15th of January 2020.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) responded to Cele’s dramatic speech, saying the minister just made his inappropriate speech to seek attention and against what SA President said.

“After President Ramaphosa announced that we must celebrate the new year in our homes and that at 12 midnight, he be lighting a candle for the departed dit to Covid-19, Bheki Cele comes and he contradicts the president with his unfounded and stupid regulations tthat put South Africa ought to be in by 9pm,” said EFF spokesperson Vuyani Pambo.

EFF calied on police minister to shun from harassing SA citizens with lackadaisical utterances.

“We are all expected to be home by 9pm, so the police must not harass South Africans because of the misguided imbecile of a minister who clearly suffers from verbal diarrhoea,” said Pambo.

EFF says South Africa isn’t a police state.

“We are not in a police state and Bheki Cele must not behave like he is the absolute arbiter. He can tell his kids to sleep at 9pm, not us,” Pambo added.

South Africans find Cele’s speech uncalled for, his demeanour unprofessional as he is misusing power.

South Africans asked if Cele sees them like prisoners, they said they understand the curfew which commences at 9pm, but for the minister ordering them to sleep around that time is a disrespect to them.

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