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Riah Phiyega

DA demand briefing on Phiyega investigation
Article
/ 14 September 2014

DA demand briefing on Phiyega investigation

The DA have demanded a briefing on whether the decision to drop charges against Riah Phiyega was "indeed rational".

By Sapa
Riah Phiyega won’t face prosecution, says NPA
Article
/ 13 September 2014

Riah Phiyega won’t face prosecution, says NPA

The national police commissioner will not be prosecuted following accusations of her interfering in an on-going crime intelligence investigation.

By Staff Reporter
Farlam: Police use of deadly R5 rifles ‘unacceptable’
Article
/ 10 September 2014

Farlam: Police use of deadly R5 rifles ‘unacceptable’

During a cross-examination at the Farlam commission, Riah Phiyega admitted that the R5 rifles used at the Marikana massacre are still being used

By Sarah Evans
Cape Town cop dismissed for assaulting naked man
Article
/ 15 May 2014

Cape Town cop dismissed for assaulting naked man

The national police commissioner has welcomed the dismissal of a police officer in the Western Cape accused of assaulting a naked man in a street.

By Sapa
Phiyega’s Nkandla fire pool claim still a burning issue for ANC
Article
/ 27 March 2014

Phiyega’s Nkandla fire pool claim still a burning issue for ANC

The ANC is not backing down from its stance that police commissioner Riah Phiyega should be censured for misleading its national executive committee.

By Glynnis Underhill
Mthethwa defends Phiyega’s Nkandla fire pool finding
Article
/ 24 March 2014

Mthethwa defends Phiyega’s Nkandla fire pool finding

Minister Nathi Mthethwa says Riah Phiyega’s presentation to the ANC on the swimming pool being a fire pool was suggested by the security cluster.

By Staff Reporter
Cops downplay ‘assumptions’ of Khayelitsha policing report
Article
/ 18 March 2014

Cops downplay ‘assumptions’ of Khayelitsha policing report

A damning report into policing in Khayelitsha was downplayed by one of its authors at the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.

By Sapa
SAHRC raises police’s use of force with Phiyega
Article
/ 23 February 2014

SAHRC raises police’s use of force with Phiyega

While meeting Riah Phiyega, the SAHRC has deplored deaths during protests and expressed concern over the SAPS’s use of force during protests.

By Sapa
Relela burns with resentment
Videos
/ 31 January 2014

Relela burns with resentment

In the Limpopo village where killings and allegations of muti murders have resulted in violence, there is more pain than a need for revenge.

By Staff Reporter
Relela: Grisly murder, protest violence and no answers from Phiyega
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Relela: Grisly murder, protest violence and no answers from Phiyega

Police head Riah Phiyega has been unable to calm the Relela community, who have seen three dead after protests erupted around a gruesome murder.

By Kwanele Sisobo
Fury over new deaths stokes Tzaneen’s fires
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Fury over new deaths stokes Tzaneen’s fires

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has defended the actions of under-siege police as new killings rock the troubled village of Kubjana near Relela.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Pimples: Bring me my Nkandla swimming pool
Videos
/ 4 December 2013

Pimples: Bring me my Nkandla swimming pool

President Jacob Zuma’s administration is accustomed to putting out fires. This time, though, it’s a little too close to home for his comfort.

By Staff Reporter and Pimples
Agliotti borrowed R400k from Krejcir-linked company
Article
/ 27 November 2013

Agliotti borrowed R400k from Krejcir-linked company

Convicted drug dealer Glen Agliotti has admitted to a newspaper that he had taken a loan from a company linked to Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir.

By Sapa
Krejcir opens assault, attempted murder case against police
Article
/ 24 November 2013

Krejcir opens assault, attempted murder case against police

Controversial Czech businessperson Radovan Krejcir has opened a case against the police, saying he was tortured, says a report.

By Staff Reporter
Krejcir whereabouts still unknown after arrest
Article
/ 23 November 2013

Krejcir whereabouts still unknown after arrest

Radovan Krejcir is being held somewhere "safe in custody" national police commissioner Riah Phiyega said at a press briefing on Krejcir’s arrest.

By Sally Evans
Fangs bared in Mdluli court flap
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Fangs bared in Mdluli court flap

The jury is still out for crime intelligence boss, Richard Mdluli.

By Glynnis Underhill
Policing: The ghosts in the machine
Article
/ 7 November 2013

Policing: The ghosts in the machine

Some police refer to crime intelligence officers as phantoms because they aren’t doing their jobs.

By Glynnis Underhill
Police on crime stats: We dismiss flawed argument by ISS
Article
/ 6 November 2013

Police on crime stats: We dismiss flawed argument by ISS

The police ministry has dismissed the Institute for Security Studies’ criticism that the latest crime statistics were flawed.

By Sapa
Pimples: Cop vs Cop – The Pacman Edition
Videos
/ 6 November 2013

Pimples: Cop vs Cop – The Pacman Edition

Move over "Laurel & Hardy", clear the way "Spy vs Spy". There’s a new game in town starring Riah Phiyega and Richard Mdluli.

By Staff Reporter and Pimples
M&G Newsroom: Police infighting and maternal deaths
Article
/ 4 November 2013

M&G Newsroom: Police infighting and maternal deaths

Join Mmanaledi Mataboge and Faranaaz Parker on the M&G Newsroom between 1pm and 2pm as they bring you the latest in current affairs.

By Staff Reporter
M&G Newsroom: Riah Phiyega and intrigue at the SAPS
Podcasts
/ 4 November 2013

M&G Newsroom: Riah Phiyega and intrigue at the SAPS

Sanef deputy Makhudu Sefara speaks about the police’s threats of legal action over intercepted calls involving commissioner Riah Phiyega.

By Staff Reporter
SAPS threatens media group with legal action over Phiyega tapes
Article
/ 3 November 2013

SAPS threatens media group with legal action over Phiyega tapes

The South Police Service is demanding material related to intercepted calls involving Riah Phiyega from Independent Newspapers.

By Sarah Evans and Sapa
Weekend 101: Phiyega, Boeremag and a free-for-all
Videos
/ 1 November 2013

Weekend 101: Phiyega, Boeremag and a free-for-all

Steve Hofmeyr to sing for Boeremag legal fees, Riah Phiyega is no longer the president’s darling, and a not-so-legal sale in Cape Town.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Cop rot must be stopped at the top
Article
/ 31 October 2013

Editorial: Cop rot must be stopped at the top

The use of the police, intelligence services and NPA to fight personal, professional and political battles has reached crisis proportions in SA.

By Editorial
Phiyega hits back at crime intelligence
Article
/ 31 October 2013

Phiyega hits back at crime intelligence

The embattled national police commissioner has assured her staff that she is not guilty of any crime.

By Glynnis Underhill
Cop vs cop: Infighting vs crime fighting
Article
/ 31 October 2013

Cop vs cop: Infighting vs crime fighting

Law enforcement is a mess of tit-for-tat actions and allegations as leaders battle each other instead of the criminals.

By Sally Evans
Mzwandile Tiyo mum on top cop charges
Article
/ 31 October 2013

Mzwandile Tiyo mum on top cop charges

Mzwandile Tiyo has declined to discuss ­allegations that his team was involved in laying criminal charges against Riah Phiyega.

By Glynnis Underhill
Riah Phiyega: Failure and dashed hopes
Article
/ 30 October 2013

Riah Phiyega: Failure and dashed hopes

South Africans had high hopes when Riah Phiyega stepped into office as national police commissioner last year. Those hopes, it seems, were misplaced.

By Faranaaz Parker
IPID plans probe into allegations against Phiyega
Article
/ 30 October 2013

IPID plans probe into allegations against Phiyega

The IPID says it is investigating allegations of defeating the ends of justice against national police commissioner Riah Phiyega.

By Ahmed areff
W Cape police commissioner won’t comment on Phiyega tip-off claims
Article
/ 29 October 2013

W Cape police commissioner won’t comment on Phiyega tip-off claims

Western Cape’s Arno Lamoer has refused to comment on reports that national commissioner Riah Phiyega tipped him off about probes against him.

By Sapa
Marikana’s tangled web unravels
Article
/ 24 October 2013

Marikana’s tangled web unravels

The emergence of an attempted cover-up has painted key police witnesses into a corner, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Farlam commission: Police may face perjury charges
Article
/ 27 September 2013

Farlam commission: Police may face perjury charges

Crime stats, the Marikana commission and the Richard Mdluli judgment indicate the South African Police Service is in trouble.

By Sarah Evans
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