Riah phiyega was a key character in the murderous tragedy we now call marikana, but the story isnt about her. Evidence leaders appointed by president jacob zuma have accused suspended national police commissioner riah phiyega of violating the constitution meaning she should be fired. View riah phiyegas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Zumas vip protector gets top foreign post 22 november 2015 02. It is a time for us to mourn the sad and black moment we experienced as a country. She was appointed to the office by south african president jacob zuma on 12 june 2012 and was the first woman to hold the post.
But at the time, its composer, christian vander,was unhappy with the arrangement written by the group. Gaps in appointment process for saps commissioner corruption. Mbalula pledges appointment of police chief within weeks. However, if the saps is to become a wellrespected and trusted. The glaring gap between the haves and the havenots in the police force suspended senior police officers costing taxpayers millions of rands a year.
The disastrous reign of south african police service saps national commissioner, general riah phiyega, will hopefully come to an end very soon. A south african police watchdog has recommended that suspended national commissioner riah phiyega be deemed unfit to hold office and dismissed, the. Nov 24, 2016 the star reports that suspended national police commissioner general riah phiyegas fate will soon be decided, as a report by the claassen board of inquiry into her fitness to hold office has been concluded. Chris ngcobo was questioned about his qualifications. Upon her appointment phiyega was asked by a reporter whether she. The star reports that suspended national police commissioner general riah phiyegas fate will soon be decided, as a report by the claassen board of inquiry into her fitness to hold office has been concluded. The appointment of mangwashi victoria riah phiyega as the new national police commissioner appears to be a political move, the transvaal agricultural union tau sa said on wednesday. Phiyega denies shielding mdluli by isaac mahlangu 22 january 2018.
Join facebook to connect with riah riah and others you may know. National police commissioner riah phiyega briefs reporters on their security plan for the upcoming africa cup of nations at a news conference in centurion on thursday, 17 january 20. National police commissioner riah phiyega has been suspended pending. Riah phiyega statement on her appointment as police chief. Phiyega was appointed in june 2012 after zuma fired former national commissioner bheki cele. Riah phiyega university of johannesburg johannesburg. Bheki cele, a political appointment by president jacob zuma, survived barely two years before being fired after a board of inquiry into claims of corruption found him unfit for service.
President jacob zuma announced celes firing at a hastily convened press conference on tuesday afternoon where he named mangwashi victoria riah phiyega as celes replacement. Iss africa fixing saps should start with phiyega, but. Phiyega should be fired for violating the constitution. While phiyega is a trained social worker with some senior business. Phiyega, too, was found by a board of inquiry to be unfit for office, following the death from police fire of 34 miners at marikana. Riah phiyega, former and disgraced national commissioner of police, has challenged the veracity of a sentence in my critique of the sca judgment in the jiba and mrwebi appeals. The board has now completed its report regarding the fitness or lack thereof of the national police commissioner to hold office.
National police commissioner riah phiyega will remain on suspension with full pay until the board of inquiry into her fitness to hold office has completed its work, the presidency said on wednesday. Riah phiyega, national police commissioner of the south african police service. Riah phiyega 14 june 2012 national commissioner says she is looking forward to wearing the blue uniform address by the national commisioner of the south african police service, general mangwashi victoria phiyega, at the press conference held at tshwane saps academy, june 14 2012. Posted in news, politics, worth knowing tagged blade nzimande, david van rooyen, gwen mahlangunkabinde, jacob zuma, nathi nhleko, nenegate, nhlanhla nene, nkandla, pravin gordhan, riah phiyega, schabir shaik, thulas nxesi misdaad in gauteng 20052014.
Riah phiyega leaves the police today, glad she ran the course iol. In the 18 months or so since her appointment, phiyega and the saps. Riah phiyega, saps cannot be led by a cadre carrying a. Sapu south african policing union, 85 rauch avenue. Iss slams phiyegas appointment as a ploy to allow her to. Johannesburg former national police boss riah phiyega is set to make a spectacular comeback as head of an anticrime foundation linked to one of cosatus biggest affiliates, police union popcru. National police commissioner riah phiyega strongly condemned what happened. Riah phiyega suspended with immediate effect, on full pay biznews. Marikana, south africa south africas police commissioner friday defended the actions of officers who opened fire on miners a day earlier in an episode that she said left 34 people dead and 78 wounded during a wildcat strike at a platinum mine, a sharply higher toll than the immediate reports had forecast. South africans are urged to remain vigilant and continue to report all acts of crime irrespective of who is involved, said phiyega in a statement. Dec 05, 2016 riah phiyega was a key character in the murderous tragedy we now call marikana, but the story isnt about her. Riah phiyega finally on the ropes what about the ot.
The commissioner, riah phiyega, described a desperate struggle by police to contain the machetewielding crowd of thousands of angry miners who broke through two lines of defense, leaving officers with no choice but to open fire with live ammunition. Phiyega has tried to upgrade the reputation of the south african police since her appointment last year. Oct 14, 2015 riah phiyega, national police commissioner of the south african police service. The 21st century woman embodies the hopes of her nation, knows the history of her people, exposes injustice and comforts the poor and the unemployed. Charged cop hilton botha dumped from oscar pistorius case. The farlam commission, headed by retired judge ian farlam, investigating the deaths of 44 people killed during strikerelated. It is unclear how long the current national commissioner of the south african police service saps, riah phiyega, will remain in her position. African official defends officers firing on miners by. The institute for security studies iss has described the appointment of former police commissioner riah phiyega as the head of an anticrime foundation as a political ploy to allow her to. Iss africa fixing saps should start with phiyega, but cant. How to appoint an honest and competent police commissioner iss. Not appreciating the difference between management and leadership. New gauteng police chief named, then fired timeslive.
Gcis the polices top brass lost a lot of shine yesterday after parliament ordered. Riah phiyega suspended with immediate effect, on full pay. South africas police something very rotten middle east. When riah phiyega was appointed as national commissioner of the south african police service saps in june 2012, the institute for security studies iss raised concerns that the many highly experienced senior officers who would be better suited for the job would interpret it as a vote of no confidence by the president. Mangwashi victoria phiyega, commonly known as riah phiyega, was the national police commissioner of the south african police service. Mbalula pledges appointment of police chief within weeks police minister fikile mbalula sets an endnovember deadline to replace commissioner riah phiyega bl premium. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover riahs connections and jobs at similar companies. Riah phiyega phiyegas gallery of gobbledegook the nature of liberalism the liberal individual, group identity and. May 06, 2016 phiyegas team is still to respond to these revelations. Ltgeneral nhlanhla mkhwanazi acted in the role for nine months before the permanent appointment of general riah phiyega, who lacked any. Commissioner riah phiyega said officers had only fired when the machetewielding protesters surged through their lines of defense, past officers firing rubber bullets and stun grenades. National police commissioner riah phiyega has not been suspended pending an inquiry into her fitness to hold office, police minister nathi nhleko said on wednesday. Jan 22, 2018 phiyega denies shielding mdluli by isaac mahlangu 22 january 2018.
Last week president jacob zuma appointed lieutenantgeneral lesetja mothiba, after he removed khomotso phahlane as acting head of the. Suspended police commissioner riah phiyega has rejected the findings of two damning reports against her. Itumeleng english the question is, who appointed phiyega. Phiyega was suspended on 14 october 2015 by the president following a recommendation of the farlam commission of inquiry into the deaths of protesting miners in marikana in 2012. Riah phiyega, saps cannot be led by a cadre carrying a line of unearned medals on her chest.
Analysis on tuesday, 12 june 2012, president jacob zuma announced his decision to release general bheki cele of his duties as national commissioner of the south african police service saps. Johannesburg they bound his hands to the rear of a van, and then sped off, dragging the slender taxi driver along the pavement as a crowd of onlookers shouted in. We recognise the significance, the importance and the severity of the matter, police commissioner riah phiyega said as she announced the appointment of lieutenant general vineshkumar moonoo. Phiyega fans bite the dust denise williams suspended saps national commissioner general riah phiyega. Nov 22, 2015 zumas vip protector gets top foreign post 22 november 2015 02. Disgraced phiyega is highly unlikely to survive the inquiry into her conduct. The inquiry into national police commissioner riah phiyega s fitness to hold office is being led by judge cornelius claasen. A board of inquiry into suspended national police commissioner riah phiyegas fitness for office was concluded on friday pending a final finding. The report will be handed over to the president on a.
In terms of section 83a of the south african police service act, 1995, the president has suspended general phiyega as national commissioner of the south african police service with immediate effect and on full pay, presidency spokesperson bongani majola. It appears he did not learn from the illfated appointment of another nonpolice officer, riah phiyega, who bungled the marikana standoff that led to the deaths of 34 miners in a widely criticised. The original version of riah sahiltaahk that was recorded in 1971 is featured on the album 1001 degrees centigrade vol. Jul 05, 2016 when riah phiyega was appointed as national commissioner of the south african police service saps in june 2012, the institute for security studies iss raised concerns that the many highly experienced senior officers who would be better suited for the job would interpret it as a vote of no confidence by the president. A little over a year after police officers shot 112 striking mine workers at marikana, killing 34 of them, president jacob zuma spoke of the south african police services saps national commissioner riah phiyega in glowing terms calling her, absolutely wonderful, confident and competent. Riah phiyega university of johannesburg johannesburg area. Today is dday for national police commissioner riah phiyegas submission to president jacob zuma against her suspension following the establishment of a board of inquiry into allegations of. Cabinet names top advocate godfrey lebeya to head the hawks. It is highly likely that the board of inquiry into her fitness to hold office will end in a recommendation that she be dismissed. Its about the sort of society south africa is to become. New gauteng police chief named, then fired 01 september 20 02.
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