ARTICLES RELATING TO RIAH PHIYEGA

Cops didn't help victims, inquiry hears

2013-05-23 19:36

Policemen did little to help the miners they shot at Marikana last year, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Phiyega rejects newspaper report

2013-05-23 14:22

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega was misrepresented in a Sowetan newspaper article shortly after the Marikana shootings, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Unclear if Guptas will be charged

2013-05-19 21:34
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The police and NPA are responsible for deciding whether the Gupta family would be prosecuted for the irregular landing of their plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says.

Phiyega to probe Gupta guests police escort

2013-05-02 15:55
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National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has launched an internal investigation into the Gupta wedding saga, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has announced.

Cop informer killed in Marikana unrest

2013-04-22 21:56

A police informant had been killed in Marikana, North West, amid the wage-related unrest in August last year, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has heard.

Lawyer: Phiyega had tough luck attitude

2013-04-18 14:46

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega showed a "tough luck" attitude to families of the dead Marikana workers, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

No internal Marikana probe - Phiyega

2013-04-18 12:32

The police did not conduct any internal investigation following the Marikana shootings last year, police commissioner Riah Phiyega has told the Farlam commission.

Marikana cop report affirms killing

2013-04-17 16:38

A police report has confirmed that officers shot dead 34 striking mineworkers at Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Cops increased resources before shooting

2013-04-16 22:35

There was an injection of police resources into Marikana three days before 34 striking miners were shot dead, the Farlam commission has heard.

Phiyega: Mine wouldn't talk to the faceless

2013-04-16 15:54

Lonmin officials could not talk to "faceless people" during last year's wage-related strike, says national police commissioner Riah Phiyega.

Punishment for Marikana cops unclear

2013-04-05 16:04

It is unclear if policemen found guilty of ignoring official crowd-control guidelines in Marikana would lose their jobs, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Phiyega quizzed over sangoma killing

2013-04-05 14:41

The possible involvement of police in the killing of a Marikana sangoma, has been raised in the Farlam Commission's public hearing in Rustenburg.

Phiyega will not speculate over outcome

2013-04-04 13:23

It was unclear whether national police chief Riah Phiyega would take responsibility for police action in the Marikana shooting, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Phiyega affidavits questioned

2013-04-03 22:48

There were dubious aspects in an affidavit signed by national police chief Riah Phiyega, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Phiyega wasn't much help - Bizos

2013-04-02 22:32

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has not been helpful to the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, lawyer George Bizos says.

Cops provoked Marikana miners

2013-04-02 14:04

Crowd-control experts would testify that police conduct had provoked striking Marikana miners, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Marikana commission in recess

2013-03-28 21:03

The Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the death of 44 people during wage-related protests in Marikana, North West, will resume its public hearings in Rustenburg, after the Easter holiday.

Marikana families return to Eastern Cape

2013-03-27 18:37

Families of the Lonmin mineworkers shot in Marikana, North West, last year will return to the Eastern Cape for Easter, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Further delay in police commission case

2013-03-26 22:34

An application to force Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and three others to hand over documents in the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry court matter has been postponed.

Scuffle over Marikana placards

2013-03-26 16:56

A scuffle has broken out between police officers and a group of protesters outside the Rustenburg Civic Centre where the Farlam commission is holding public hearings.

Phiyega: Marikana outcome was unintended

2013-03-26 13:39

The police intervention plan for the troubled Marikana mines was good but got disrupted, national police chief Riah Phiyega says.

Marikana contradictions haunt Phiyega

2013-03-25 14:30

Police Chief Riah Phiyega has been questioned by the evidence leading team at the Farlam Commission regarding the statement she issued to the media a day after 34 mineworkers were killed.

Cops won't comment on Marikana 'cover-up'

2013-03-23 17:00

The SAPS has refused to comment on allegations made by the SA Human Rights Commission that police were covering up events surrounding the Marikana shooting.

Cops accused of Marikana cover-up

2013-03-22 22:11

The police and their management are covering up events surrounding the Marikana shooting, the SA Humans Rights Council claims.

Zuma rules out probe on police abuse

2013-03-20 22:21
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There is no need for a commission of inquiry into police brutality because the abuses are isolated, President Jacob Zuma says.

 

Families walk out on Phiyega

2013-05-23 17:00

The families of mineworkers killed during the Marikana unrest have walked out of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry during the continued cross-examination of national police commissioner Riah Phiyega.

Phiyega back at Marikana inquiry

2013-05-23 13:14

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has returned to the Farlam Commission to resume her cross-examination.

Waterkloof saga: Security was paramount - official

2013-05-02 22:00
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Virendra Gupta, the Indian High Commissioner, says special permission to land a chartered jet at Waterkloof Air Force base was obtained for security reasons, a report says.

Senior cops absent at Marikana shooting

2013-04-24 21:15

Senior police officers were not at the scene where 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead in Marikana, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has heard.

Marikana families not contacted by cops

2013-04-18 21:58

Police have not made contact with the families of the 34 miners they shot dead in Marikana, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Phiyega call for unrest review ignored

2013-04-18 13:49

An instruction for police to review their handling of public unrest weeks before the unrest at Marikana was ignored, the Farlam commission has heard.

Police videographers seen as spies

2013-04-17 22:04

Striking Marikana miners suspected police officials tasked to take video footage of the strike were spies, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Phiyega: Not confirmed cops shot miners

2013-04-17 14:20

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has told the Farlam inquiry that she can't say for sure that 34 striking miners were all shot by the police.

Commission hears of police reinforcements

2013-04-16 18:41

A total of 761 police officers were deployed to Marikana the day before the shootings last year, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Farlam commission move uncertain

2013-04-16 14:24

Discussions about whether to move the Farlam Commission of Inquiry to another city will take place only when advocate Dali Mpofu returns, the commission has heard.

Mpofu: Cops failed to respect the dead

2013-04-05 14:41

Police officers showed disrespect for the bodies of the 34 miners shot dead at Marikana last year, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Phiyega doesn't know how plan failed

2013-04-04 22:45

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega does not know how the police's plan to disperse striking Marikana mineworkers failed, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Phiyega says she didn't read affidavit

2013-04-04 12:42
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Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has testified at the Farlam inquiry that she didn't read an affidavit she signed because she thought she was correcting an earlier version.

Marikana op wasn't disastrous - Phiyega

2013-04-03 19:17

The police operation in Marikana that led to the fatal shooting of 34 striking Marikana miners was "not disastrous", national police commissioner Riah Phiyega says.

I didn't celebrate death - Phiyega

2013-04-02 15:46

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied that a statement she issued the day after the Marikana shooting celebrated the death of the miners.

Phiyega defends NW police chief

2013-04-02 12:23

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has defended the North West police chief for statements made before the shootings at Marikana, including "Today, we are ending this matter".

Phiyega didn't know Marikana plan

2013-03-27 21:31

National police chief Riah Phiyega was not in on a police plan to quell labour turbulence at Marikana mines, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Phiyega: Cops acted in self-defence

2013-03-27 14:30

National police chief Riah Phiyega has maintained that police acted in self-defence when they opened fire on striking Marikana miners.

Constitution remarks haunt Phiyega

2013-03-26 22:33

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega made derogatory comments about the Constitution during a radio interview, George Bizos has claimed at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, in Rustenburg.

Plans to demilitarise police - Phiyega

2013-03-26 15:30
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Plans are in place for the demilitarisation of the police under the National Development Plan, it has emerged during testimony by National police chief Riah Phiyega at the Farlam Commission.

Phiyega questioned over statement

2013-03-26 12:35

National police chief Riah Phiyega was irresponsible in her statement a day after the shooting of 34 mineworkers in Marikana, the Farlam commission has heard.

Marikana sangoma gunned down

2013-03-25 12:15
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The sangoma believed to have performed rituals on protesting Lonmin mineworkers in Marikana, North West, has been gunned down, the Farlam Commission has heard.

SA ready to host Brics summit - Phiyega

2013-03-23 14:41

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega says a collaborative integrative plan representing various security forces is in place ahead of the Brics summit in Durban, and it will be a "safe and secure event".

Mineworkers feel betrayed, says UDM

2013-03-21 14:11

Most mineworkers feel neglected by the government and are joining opposition parties, UDM Secretary General Bongani Msomi.

Farlam inquiry to visit Lonmin shaft

2013-03-20 08:01

The Farlam Commission of Inquiry is expected to hold an in loco inspection at the K3 shaft at Lonmin Platinum's mine in Marikana.

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