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Phiyega denies meeting alleged cartel boss Matlala as recordings expose Mchunu, Sibiya links
Former police commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied ever meeting alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala after explosive recordings played before the Madlanga commission
Mchunu did not consult his two co-deputy police ministers on dissolving task team
Latest testimony at parliament’s police inquiry adds to the number of officials not consulted by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu before disbanding the political killing…
Hawks deny interference in Molefe’s arrest
But police officials tell commission about cases of interference
Hawks interfered in Molefe arrest, says political killings task team member
Witness describes a clash between a KwaZulu-Natal-based task unit and a Gauteng-based Hawks unit
Mchunu’s letter was ‘unusual’ and ‘problematic’, says police deputy minister Cassel Mathale
Latest testimony at parliament’s police inquiry adds to the number of officials not consulted by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu before disbanding the political killing…
Cele: I would have avoided the Marikana massacre
Bheki Cele, who was police commissioner from 2009 until he was dismissed in 2011, criticised his successor Riah Phiyega’s handling of the 2012 tragedy
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
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…
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.
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?
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
Top cop’s state-funded luxury cars
Mpumalanga police commissioner Mondli Zuma has allegedly flouted regulations to purchase a flashy fleet.
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.
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.
‘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.