Riah Phiyega – The Mail & Guardian

/ 12 August 2021

Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’ to fight Marikana findings costs taxpayers

Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her

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By Niren Tolsi

National

/ 12 August 2021

No justice left behind after the Marikana massacre

Close to a decade after the Marikana massacre, President Cyril Ramaphosa has not visited the survivors as he promised to do, judges have acquitted police officers, children can’t get jobs and lawlessness reigns

By Niren Tolsi

National

/ 19 June 2021

Phiyega bid to sidestep Marikana massacre dismissed

Ex-police commissioner Riah Phiyega hoped to quash findings including colluding in a cover-up and misleading the public about what happened at the platinum mine in 2012.

By Niren Tolsi

Politics

/ 25 April 2021

When violence is policy: How do we curb police brutality?

With high-profile savagery by the police becoming routine, what can be done to transform our broken relationship with law enforcement?

By Luke Feltham and Kiri Rupiah

National

/ 15 January 2021

No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

By Niren Tolsi

National

/ 5 November 2020

Top cop’s state-funded luxury cars

Mpumalanga police commissioner Mondli Zuma has allegedly flouted regulations to purchase a flashy fleet.

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By Khaya Koko

Article

/ 27 January 2017

Phiyega files review application against Claassen inquiry

The inquiry found that the suspended police commissioner was not fit to hold office and that she lied to the Marikana Commission of Inquiry.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 15 December 2016

Zuma to consider report on Phiyega’s fitness to hold office

The report was delivered to Zuma by the chairperson of the board of inquiry, Judge Neels Claassen.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 15 December 2016

‘Cut-and-paste’ report invalid, says Phiyega

Suspended SAPS commissioner seeks a review of the report that led to a board of inquiry, which has now reportedly found she is not fit to hold office.

By Athandiwe Saba

Article

/ 12 December 2016

Lonmin could lose licence over failure to improve workers’ living conditions

The presidency says the company has been too slow to build accommodation for its workers, many of whom still live in temporary shacks.

By Amogelang Mbatha 1

Analysis

/ 15 September 2016

Phiyega’s war on Booysen led to an unlikely – and surprising – alliance with McBride

Initially suspicious, the major general discovered another side to the tenacious IPID director — which in turn would lead to McBride’s suspension

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 3 June 2016

Claassen inquiry now mulling Phiyega’s fate

A board of inquiry into suspended national police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s fitness for office was concluded on Friday pending a final finding.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 1 June 2016

Phiyega’s refusal to testify at Claassen inquiry ‘will come back to haunt her’

The Claassen board of inquiry is investigating suspended police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s fitness for office following the Marikana massacre.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 30 May 2016

Phiyega mustn’t be spared testimony by Marikana survivors and widows – lawyers

The Claassen inquiry failed to adequately cross-examine the suspended police commissioner, victims’ representatives argue.

By Pontsho Pilane

Article

/ 13 May 2016

Phiyega’s judgment day looms

What was said by witnesses appears to suggest it will be difficult to prove her complicity in the Marikana massacre.

By Athandiwe Saba

Article

/ 6 May 2016

Phiyega’s email exposes her deceit

Evidence at the Claassen inquiry into the police commissioner’s fitness to hold office reveals that she secretly sought to undermine the Farlam probe.

By Athandiwe Saba

Article

/ 4 May 2016

Claassen inquiry: ‘National management’ ordered advance on Marikana miners, says witness

The Claassen inquiry regarding suspended police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s fitness for office continued in Pretoria on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 3 May 2016

First big blow for Phiyega at Claassen inquiry

The commission of inquiry into Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office began on Tuesday after the police commissioner was suspended last year.

By Athandiwe Saba

Article

/ 31 March 2016

Six bizarre explanations for the Nkandla “fire pool”

The Mail & Guardian has tracked down the bizarre comments made by the president’s staunchest defenders to explain his Nkandla ‘fire pool’.

By Pontsho Pilane

Article

/ 27 November 2015

Editorial: #ShowUsTheDoccie

It’s clear the SABC will not broadcast Rehad Desai’s Emmy award-winning documentary on Marikana, Miners Shot Down, because it makes the ANC look bad.

By Editorial

Analysis

/ 19 November 2015

[From our archives] Phiyega flew too close to the sun

With access to high political power, she believed she was unaccountable and untouchable, writes David Bruce.

By David Bruce

Article

/ 12 November 2015

Editorial: What a cop-out!

We are all for due process in governance, but it should be noted that in this particular case it’s being ramped up unnecessarily.

By Editorial

Article

/ 15 October 2015

Editorial: Root out top rot in public service

Riah Phiyega’s removal at least raises the faint prospect of peace.

By Editorial

Article

/ 14 October 2015

Zuma suspends police commissioner Riah Phiyega

President Jacob Zuma has suspended police commissioner Riah Phiyega with immediate effect and on full pay.

By Qaanitah Hunter

Article

/ 29 September 2015

Crime stats: Gauteng has highest murder rate increase

With over 3 600 people killed in a year in the province, Gauteng experienced a higher increase than anywhere else in SA.

By Thulani Gqirana

Article

/ 23 September 2015

Zuma sets up inquiry into Phiyega’s conduct

A board of inquiry into Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office has been set up, President Jacob Zuma announced on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 3 September 2015

Firm fed toxic waste to pigs, claims government

A supplier to the police forensic laboratories faces charges of dumping dangerous chemicals.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 3 September 2015

Policing: One policy size does not fit all

National commissioner Riah Phiyega’s questionable fitness for office is just one of the many problems the SAPS faces, writes David Bruce.

By David Bruce

Article

/ 29 August 2015

Police spin doctor grilled by MPs

The South African police’s chief spin doctor on Friday found himself in the firing line.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 22 August 2015

Phiyega may be suspended pending inquiry

National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega may be suspended pending an inquiry into her fitness to hold office.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 20 August 2015

Police question forensic supplies

A leaked police report suggests a SAPS chemicals supplier is possibly guilty of tender collusion.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 19 August 2015

Phiyega told to ‘reflect’ on her ‘black and proud’ SMS

The police committee chair promised an investigation but the only punishment Riah Phiyega faces for sending a direct SMS to an MP is reflection.

By Thulani Gqirana

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