Cele’s peremptory promotion

Police Minister Bheki Cele missed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first phone call to inform him of his new appointment because he was flying from Durban to Cape Town. Later, “the president got on the phone. ‘It’s me here and the SG [ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule]. We’ve decided to make sure you take care of the police of the country. Thank you.’ And he put the phone down”