Riah Phiyega
| Mangwashi Victoria "Riah" Phiyega | |||||||||||||||
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| Commissioner of the South African Police Service | |||||||||||||||
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In office 12 June 2012 – 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bheki Cele | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Khomotso Phahlane | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | Polokwane, Limpopo | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of the North | ||||||||||||||
| Profession | Police officer | ||||||||||||||
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| Awards |
South African Police Service Gold Medal for Outstanding Service |
| Police career | |
| Department | South African Police Service |
| Allegiance | South Africa |
| Years of service | 2012 - 2014 |
| Rank | Commissioner |
South African Police Service Gold Medal for Outstanding Service
South African Police Service Ten Year Commemoration Medal
South African Police Service World Cup 2010 Support Award
Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega, commonly known as Riah Phiyega, was the National Police Commissioner of the South African Police Service. She was appointed to the office by South African President Jacob Zuma on June 13, 2012. and was the first woman to hold the post . Phiyega was suspended on 14 October 2015 by the President following a recommendation of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the deaths of protesting miners in Marikana in 2012.
Phiyega was born in a village of Leolo near Burgersfort and received her primary and secondary education at various schools in Limpopo.
She received a BA degree in Social Work from the University of the North (now called the University of Limpopo). She also received BA Hons degree in Social Sciences from Unisa, an MA degree in Social Sciences from the University of Johannesburg and a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration from the University of Wales in Cardiff.
Phiyega was a Group Executive at Absa Bank Limited, a board member of Absa Actuaries and trustee of the Absa Foundation. She was also a Group Executive at Transnet and served on numerous Transnet subsidiaries. She was part of a team of senior executives who were responsible for the restructuring of the old Portnet into two major separate entities: Port Operations and Port Authority. Subsequent to the above restructuring, she became part of the Executive of the National Ports Authority of South Africa.
She served as Director for Development at the National Council for Child Welfare. She spent a few years at the Chamber of Mines as an employee well-being consultant. Prior to joining the South African Police Service, she was appointed as Chairperson of the Presidential State-Owned Enterprise Review Committee. The Committee was tasked with the responsibility of reviewing State-Owned Entities and to make recommendations for their future repositioning.
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