Cut! Bheki Cele calls time on Camps Bay film shoot, CoCT to take legal action
17 December 2020 3:26 PM
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Toni Marais from Red Petal Productions says none of the Saps officers were able to tell her which laws the shoot was breaking.
Those enjoying the sand, sun, and chilly waters of Cape Town s beaches might well have caught a glimpse of the Police Minister and his distinctive fedora on Wednesday.
Bheki Cele and senior members of SAPS were out at various beaches in the Mother City on the public holiday to monitor and enforce Covid-19 regulations.
But now it seems Bheki Cele could have got himself into some decidedly hot water after shutting down a commercial film shoot during his stop-off at Camps Bay beach.
Cele threatens to shut down film production at Camps Bay beach
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - Police Minister Bheki Cele threatened to shut down a commercial that was being filmed on Camps Bay beach, during a visit on Wednesday afternoon.
The production behind the commercial was about to shoot an advert of people at a beach party, but Cele ordered the police to monitor the closure of the production, as he visited nine Cape beaches to check for Covid-19 compliance.
He visited Strand, Macassar, Monwabisi, Mnandi, Strandfontein, Muizenberg, Camps Bay, Clifton and Big Bay.
Cele said he was happy to see people adhering to the Covid-19 regulations, but was disappointed by the City of Cape Town, who permitted for the film production on the beach.