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Sitole made the statement during a briefing on the release of a report on both policing and crowd control.
Cele revealed that over R176 million has been paid to families of those who were killed during the tragedy.
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A report byEWNstated that Sitole spoke about new guidelines being drawn up.
Sitole added that a new national instruction on how rubber bullets should be used will be issued.
Khehla Sitole and Bheki Cele spoke on policing and crowd handling. Image: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images and Jaco Marais/Foto24/Gallo ImagesSource: Getty Images
The officers were all from the public order policing unit and killed Ntumba with rubber bullets.
In other news about Ntumba, Cele called the35-year-old’s death both “inexcusable” and “unacceptable”.
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
Reeshni has a passion for breaking the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
