Mangwashi phiyega biography books

Before she took over the position, she had 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.

Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega SOEG (born May 29, ), widely recognized as Riah Phiyega, is a celebrated South African police officer.

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.

Phiyega was featured in the M&G Book of South African Women.

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. This was after the sacking of Bheki Cele who served in that capacity from to However, three years later, she was suspended from office.

The National Commissioner got suspended as a result of multiplicity in the death of protesting miners in Of all Police News in South Africa, the case of the killing of the protesters has been recorded as the most brutal use of force by the police against civilians for a very long time. While the police service claimed that the police acted in self-defense, most of the protesting workers were shot from the back, suggesting that they were shot while fleeing.

However, various media sources, as well as eyewitnesses, reported that the protesting miners where the first group to open fire before the police responded with brutal force. In , almost three years after the incident, Riah Phiyega was suspended from office by Jacob Zuma, as recommended by a committee appointed to review the incident.