NATIONAL police commissioner Riah Phiyega has until Friday to persuade President Jacob Zuma that she is still fit to hold office. Gen Phiyega’s suitability for the post was put under the spotlight in the report of the commission of inquiry into the Marikana massacre, which Mr Zuma released last month.
The commission, headed by retired judge Ian Farlam, found that the conduct of police management was questionable. The commission looked into the deaths of more than 44 people at a Lonmin mine shaft in Marikana in 2012. Of those, 34 were killed by the police in a shootout.
The odds seem stacked against Gen Phiyega and her future at the helm of the South African Police Service looks bleak. In May, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko also said he was looking at the possibility of instituting a disciplinary inquiry into Gen Phiyega’s alleged inappropriate behaviour in the criminal case against Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer.
On Monday the African National Congress (ANC) briefs the media about the outcomes of its national executive committee lekgotla.
The lekgotla, also attended by ANC ministers and premiers, started on Friday and ended on Sunday. Decisions will be taken to the upcoming Cabinet lekgotla.
Also on Monday, gold producers will meet the National Union of Mineworkers. Meetings are expected to continue with other unions throughout the week — the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union on Tuesday, and Solidarity on Wednesday.
The parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into Mr Nhleko’s report on government spending at Mr Zuma’s private residence is likely to meet again on Tuesday, following an eventful programme last week when MPs conducted a site visit at the Nkandla homestead.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Parliament’s public works committee will host public hearings on the Expropriation Bill.
On Wednesday the Department of Trade and Industry is expected to provide an update on negotiations with regard to the South African Customs Union’s revenue-sharing formula.
On Thursday, the subcommittee on rules in Parliament is due to submit to the rules committee its report on measures to prevent disruptions in the National Assembly. This follows three instances in which the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) brought Parliament to a standstill when Mr Zuma was meant to address the house.
City Press reported at the weekend that proposed changes included the establishment of a team of police officers who would be able to remove disruptive MPs from the House. The reported plan appears to be at odds with a court judgment earlier this year that police not be allowed into Parliament to remove MPs.
EFF leader Julius Malema said on Saturday that bringing "bouncers" into the National Assembly to manhandle MPs "will make them more wild".
National police commissioner Riah Phiyega. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON
NATIONAL police commissioner Riah Phiyega has until Friday to persuade President Jacob Zuma that she is still fit to hold office. Gen Phiyega’s suitability for the post was put under the spotlight in the report of the commission of inquiry into the Marikana massacre, which Mr Zuma released last month.
The commission, headed by retired judge Ian Farlam, found that the conduct of police management was questionable. The commission looked into the deaths of more than 44 people at a Lonmin mine shaft in Marikana in 2012. Of those, 34 were killed by the police in a shootout.
The odds seem stacked against Gen Phiyega and her future at the helm of the South African Police Service looks bleak. In May, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko also said he was looking at the possibility of instituting a disciplinary inquiry into Gen Phiyega’s alleged inappropriate behaviour in the criminal case against Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer.
On Monday the African National Congress (ANC) briefs the media about the outcomes of its national executive committee lekgotla.
The lekgotla, also attended by ANC ministers and premiers, started on Friday and ended on Sunday. Decisions will be taken to the upcoming Cabinet lekgotla.
Also on Monday, gold producers will meet the National Union of Mineworkers. Meetings are expected to continue with other unions throughout the week — the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union on Tuesday, and Solidarity on Wednesday.
The parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into Mr Nhleko’s report on government spending at Mr Zuma’s private residence is likely to meet again on Tuesday, following an eventful programme last week when MPs conducted a site visit at the Nkandla homestead.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Parliament’s public works committee will host public hearings on the Expropriation Bill.
On Wednesday the Department of Trade and Industry is expected to provide an update on negotiations with regard to the South African Customs Union’s revenue-sharing formula.
On Thursday, the subcommittee on rules in Parliament is due to submit to the rules committee its report on measures to prevent disruptions in the National Assembly. This follows three instances in which the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) brought Parliament to a standstill when Mr Zuma was meant to address the house.
City Press reported at the weekend that proposed changes included the establishment of a team of police officers who would be able to remove disruptive MPs from the House. The reported plan appears to be at odds with a court judgment earlier this year that police not be allowed into Parliament to remove MPs.
EFF leader Julius Malema said on Saturday that bringing "bouncers" into the National Assembly to manhandle MPs "will make them more wild".
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