But, before then, she has also held various offices and positions in both the private and public sectors of the country. Since the s, Riah built a professional life for herself that even though things have taken a bad turn, she is still someone to reckon with.
Riah Phiyega and her husband image Source. At a very early age, she learned to catch a train from her home in Polokwane to the big city of Johannesburg for schooling purposes. The small girl, who would grow to achieve so many things, proceeded to Leolo high school in continuation of her education.
Her parents urged her to continue to university level which resulted in her being awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work in Other institutions she attended included the University of Johannesburg and the University of Wales. Part of the qualifications she added to her educational arsenal in the various institutions she attended include a PGD in Business Administration, as well as various other Social Work degrees.
The next place she reigned supreme was at Transnet, where she was also a Group Executive, serving in different capacities as well as being a member of the Executive Committee and an attending Board member.
Her next notable role was with the old Portnet where she was part of a team of Senior Executives that was responsible for restructuring the company into two major separate entities; Port Operations and Port Authority. Without any police background, Riah was appointed national police commissioner in by President Jacob Zuma.
Community development, engagement and empowerment add colour to her illustrious career. In the community development area, she served as Director for Development at the National Council for Childwelfare.
She started her career in Pretoria Childwelfare. The Committee was tasked with the responsibility of reviewing State Owned Entities and to make recommendations for their future repositioning.
She chaired the Road Traffic Management Corporation Investigation Task Team which looked into maladministration, corruption and poor corporate governance. The Task Team made major intervention and restructuring recommendations to the Minister of Transport assisting to put the agency on a fresh footing. She has served in other significant National structures among which are serving as a board member of the Bid Committee that delivered hosting of the Soccer World Cup by South Africa, Commissioner for the Commission of the Road Accident Fund Commission led by Judge Satchwell that made recommendations into reasonable, equitable and accessible systems of payments by the Road Accident Fund.
At the time of her appointment the Mail and Guardian noted she had no prior police experience and "was sure to come under fire for this. In Phiyega's wearing of police medals was scrutinized by Democratic Alliance party spokeswoman Dianne Kohler Barnard The police ministry responded that they were satisfied that Phiyega met the requirements for the medals.
In , following a three-year inquiry, the Farlam Commission, which had been charged with investigating the deaths of 34 miners shot to death by police in at a Lonmin mine in Marikana , recommended that Phiyega's fitness to hold office be investigated.
Phiyega responded by noting she had only been on the job for two months at the time the killings occurred, having inherited an unworkable agency from her fired predecessor Bheki Cele. In a separate finding, the commission determined Phiyega had let "political considerations" influence her decisions as police commissioner, and had failed to act in an impartial manner. Provincial police commanders issued an open letter affirming their support of Phiyega. President Jacob Zuma suspended Phiyega on October 14, Subsequent to her suspension an investigation by a "reference group" appointed by police minister Nkosinathi Nhleko found Phiyega to have committed perjury and ignored internal processes when demoting, suspending and removing several senior officials.
Parker, Faranaaz 12 June Retrieved 21 November It will assess whether she or other police officers concealed information on decisions they took in handling the unrest. Last month, President Zuma asked Gen Phiyega to give reasons why she should not be suspended while the investigation proceeded.
When Mr Zuma made Wednesday's announcement, the police commissioner was reportedly in parliament presenting the police's annual report. She has been suspended on full pay. She took the post soon after her predecessor was fired after being declared unfit for the position , because of his involvement in a dubious property lease agreement. SA police dispute Marikana report. South Africa to pay Marikana families.
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