Two cigarette vehicle heists on opposite ends of the country were thwarted on Wednesday. Three armed men were arrested. National police commissioner General Riah Phiyega said on Wednesday that the victories were the result of hard work by special task teams. Two men were nabbed in connection with a robbery in Muizenberg,[…]
The Presidency has confirmed that National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega submitted her response to the findings of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry an hour before deadline. Acting spokesperson to the President Bongani Majola on Saturday confirmed Phiyega’s comments and views to President Jacob Zuma on the findings released on[…]
Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir has claimed there was a conspiracy against him that went as high as national police commissioner General Riah Phiyega. This emerged in his bail hearing for the murder of Sam Issa in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. “I believe it’s an instruction from Riah Phiyega,[…]
National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has broken her silence on the findings of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the deaths of 34 striking miners at Marikana, saying on Sunday night she strongly disagreed with some of them. “I fully acknowledge the recommendations made by the Commission and will respond[…]
Ten months after Police Minister Nathi Nhleko was instructed to institute disciplinary action against national police commissioner General Riah Phiyega, his office is staying mum on why such action has not been taken. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which investigated Phiyega for defeating[…]
National police commissioner General Riah Phiyega has apparently already put out feelers about retiring “honourably” from her position. According to a source, she believes she will be used elsewhere in government, Netwerk24 reported. This while President Jacob Zuma must decide whether a judicial commission will be appointed to investigate Phiyega’s[…]
The SA Police Service on Sunday said it had dismissed 1 442 policemen in the past three financial years. The officers were dismissed for various criminal and departmental decisions, said National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega. “To date there are 270 SAPS members that are on suspension – 85 with remuneration and[…]
National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega on Thursday dodged questions about the Marikana report released by President Jacob Zuma last month. Phiyega was attending her first public engagement since Zuma announced that the commission of inquiry, which probed the deaths of 44 people during a 2012 strike at Lonmin’s Platinum Mine in[…]
The National Prosecuting Authority on Monday confirmed that fraud and corruption charges against former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli and two others had been struck off the roll. “I can confirm that the matter was heard in court and it was struck off the roll,”said NPA spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku. “This[…]
Opposition parties called on police commissioner Riah Phiyega to be suspended or axed and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to face the might of the law despite the Marikana report exonerating him from any involvement in the 2012 shootings. Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said the Marikana commission’s report seemed to[…]
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