Cele vindicated by Press Ombudsmanâs finding on âfarmers must not complain when they get hurtâ
By IOL Reporter
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Cape Town â Police Minister Bheki Cele has been vindicated by the findings of the Press Ombudsman against the Landbouweekblad newspaper, which had attributed a misleading headline to Cele that further enflamed the relationship between the police and the farming community.
On September 22 last year, the newspaper published an article with a headline âCele:
Boere moenie kla as hulle seerkry nie (Farmers must not complain when they get hurt).â
The article reported on the rural safety meeting hosted by the SAPS involving the farming community of Normandien, Free State, which included farmers, farm dwellers and workers.