National police commissioner riah phiyega
Mixed reaction over Phiyega’s departure
Lesetja Mothiba has taken over as acting police commissioner, but the Police Ministry says it hopes to appoint a permanent candidate by the end of the year.
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'Phiyega should have foreseen catastrophic consequences of Marikana'
The Claassen report says 34 miners might not have died if Phiyega had paid attention to details of the police’s plan to act.
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Claassen inquiry: Phiyega must be removed from office
The report was tabled in Parliament last month and was classified as confidential but is now a public document.
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Parly committee votes to declassify Phiyega report
The initial report was tabled in Parliament last month but was classified as confidential.
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Phiyega’s legal team ready to argue case in court
Phiyega instructed her legal team to challenge the Claassen Commission of Inquiry’s final report, which found that she was unfit to hold office.
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Phiyega challenges Claassen Inquiry’s findings – report
It’s reported the inquiry found Riah Phiyega was not fit to hold office, should be dismissed and lied to the Marikana Commission.
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Parly's police committee receives Phiyega report
Top cop Riah Phiyega was suspended pending the outcome of an inquiry into her fitness to hold office and conduct over Marikana massacre.
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Clock ticking for Phiyega as Zuma mulls her fate
Phiyega has until next week to submit further representations to President Jacob Zuma about her fitness to hold office.
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Cope: Phiyega scapegoat in Marikana probe
The political party has come out in defence of suspended police commissioner Riah Phiyega.
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Zuma to study report on Phiyega’s fitness to hold office
It is understood that the report recommends that Riah Phiyega be relieved of office for her role in the Marikana massacre.
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Zuma receives report on Phiyega’s fitness to hold office
President Zuma set up the inquiry in September 2015 after the Farlam Commission’s report found Riah Phiyega guilty of misconduct.
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Presidency won’t comment on reports Phiyega should be sacked
The City Press at the weekend reported that the board has already decided that the suspended police chief is unfit to hold office.
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Phiyega's legal counsel to approach Claasen Board of Inquiry
The suspended national police commissioner faced questions about her role during the 2012 Marikana massacre.
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Phahlane: Allegations of corruption are efforts to tarnish my image
The acting police chief says allegations of corruption against him are simply efforts to tarnish his image & undermine his integrity.
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Phiyega defence: Commissioner Mbombo made ‘tactical phase’ call
Riah Phiyega is facing the Claassen Board of Inquiry into her fitness to hold office.
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‘There was no need for Phiyega to testify’
Phiyega’s legal team has argued there was no need for her to testify at the Claassen Inquiry.
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Phiyega’s fitness for office inquiry reaches last day
Lawyers will wrap-up their closing arguments today, and then Judge Neels Claassen will make his decision.
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‘Phiyega could be found guilty of murder or culpable homicide’
Riah Phiyega is facing an inquiry into her fitness to hold office in relation to the Marikana massacre.
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'Phiyega breached Constitution, is guilty of misconduct & should be axed'
The board has heard that Riah Phiyega should have taken control of the Marikana Massacre situation.
