Robert McBride had not yet been suspended but he received a letter from Nathi Nhleko asking him to make submissions on why he should not be suspended.
Pending an investigation into Anwa Dramat’s involvement in the illegal rendition of Zimbabweans, he has been suspended, according to a report.
Robert McBride, former Ekurhuleni Metro police chief, has been appointed as the new head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
Sixteen police officers who belong to the so-called ‘Rambo Squad’ have been arrested in Ficksburg for allegedly assaulting members of the public.
Parliament’s police oversight commission has endorsed controversial former Ekurhuleni Metro police chief Robert McBride as head of IPID.
Controversial former Ekurhuleni Metro police chief Robert McBride has been given the nod by Parliament as the head of the police’s watchdog.
The police minister and North West premier have asked Mothotlung protesters to remain calm after police allegedly shot and killed two demonstrators.
The IPID is probing the deaths of two people in an impasse between protesters and police during a service delivery strike near Brits.
The police monitoring body has not given prosecutors any dockets relating to alleged assaults on miners.
The ANCYL and uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association say Robert McBride has distinguished himself as a man who upholds law and order.
We take a look at what might be in store for Robert McBride as Parliament debates his suitability for the job of chief of the IPID.
As opposition parties criticise the police minister for recommending Robert McBride as head of the IPID, an analyst says his appointment is likely.
A number of opposition parties have criticised Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa for recommending Robert McBride as head of the IPID.
The South Police Service is demanding material related to intercepted calls involving Riah Phiyega from Independent Newspapers.
When musician Khuli Chana was shot by the police on Monday morning, the officers may themselves have been unclear on whether they were acting legally.
The IPID has recorded a 218% increase in police assaults in the 2012/2013 financial year and deaths in custody have also increased.
The IPID will probe an incident in which police came under fire while en route to a crime scene at the Nkaneng informal settlement near Marikana.
The police minister says civil claims against that SAPS cost around R7-billion, but new information has surfaced that the total was actually double.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate says 15 police officers have appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court on a murder charge.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is awaiting the results of the postmortem of an ANC councillor who died in Marikana over the weekend.
There has been some speculation that Beukman could have been encouraged to resign because he would not allow a cover-up.