Zuma: Phiyega is competent

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PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday came to the defence of National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega describing her as “absolutely wonderful, confident and competent”.

He was speaking at a briefing in Pretoria ahead of his trip to the G20 summit in Russia this week.
Phiyega faced a barrage of criticism after appointing Mondli Zuma as the new Gauteng Police Commissioner on Saturday.

Just hours later, she removed him after it emerged he was awaiting trial on a drunk driving charge.

Zuma believes the commissioner has done a good job, saying, “She’s competent; I think she’s able to do her job. So far, I think she’s absolutely wonderful.”

The president says the appointment of an awaiting-trial official is a mistake, which she immediately resolved.

“You have a case where she said, ‘Ok, even if the mistake is there, I will investigate.’ She immediately acted.”
Zuma says it’s premature to say how this mistake happened, but he expects a report soon.

(Edited by Craig Wynn)
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Well JZ then if you say that it's all hunky dory then it'll be accepted by all.
 
Sowetan -

The police had intended conduct more checks on Maj-Gen Bethuel Mondli Zuma after he was appointed Gauteng police commissioner, they said on Monday.
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Hire them first, then conduct checks.

Can't get more competent than that.
 
she's as competent a Police Commissioner as he is a President
 
Phiyega Incompetent: DA

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega should be fired, the DA said on Tuesday.

"[She] is not fit to lead the SA Police Service [SAPS]," said Democratic Alliance MP Dianne Kohler-Barnard.

She said Phiyega had been hired because of her managerial skills, but that she was failing to deliver.

The DA intended writing to President Jacob Zuma to ask him to institute a board of inquiry into her fitness and capability to head the police.

"Her latest blunder this weekend over senior appointments shows that she is totally out of her depth and is taking the SAPS down with her," said Kohler-Barnard.

She was referring to Phiyega's appointment of Maj-Gen Bethuel Mondli Zuma as Gauteng police commissioner.

The appointment was later withdrawn when it was found that Zuma faced a charge of drinking and driving.

Kohler-Barnard said Phiyega's attempts to rectify her weekend error were proving her incompetence.

"Firstly, she claimed that SAPS background checks are more stringent than most organisations. This is clearly not the case if a simple Google search revealed Zuma's charges within minutes.

"Secondly, she has now backtracked even further on his appointment by saying that these appointments were 'provisional'. If this were the case, then why make the announcement in the first place?"

Zuma, who is not related to President Zuma, was to have replaced Lt-Gen Mzwandile Petros, whose last day as provincial commissioner was on Saturday.

The SAPS said Zuma had been permanently withdrawn from the post, and would face disciplinary hearings after failing to declare the pending charges against him.

Kohler-Barnard said Phiyega's appointment had been disastrous from the beginning.

She had failed to take responsibility when the police shot dead 34 striking mineworkers near Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana last year, and she had failed to address police brutality, Kohler-Barnard said.

"Richard Mdluli remains on suspension year after expensively-paid year on her watch with disciplinary proceedings yet to take place, and the Crime Intelligence Unit is in tatters; and she has failed utterly to take decisive action following the SAPS criminality audit and dismiss all those members found to have criminal records."

The Congress of the People has also called for Phiyega to step down.

"Phiyega is a mistress of disaster and more calamities will take place as long as she continues to lead this ministry," said Cope spokesman Mluleki George.

The Economic Freedom Fighters blamed President Zuma for the mishaps in the police service.

"Under President Zuma, South Africa has turned into a banana republic where senior appointments are done without proper security check-up on the individuals who are supposed to lead the fight against crime," said EFF spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.

The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) said the weekend blunder had caused concern about the SAPS's information gathering.

"This concern is reinforced by the revelation in Parliament that there are 1448 serving SAPS officers who have been found guilty of serious offences like rape, attempted murder, corruption, fraud and assault," said Cosatu spokesman Patrick Craven.


Source : Sapa /nsm/hdw/cls/ks
Date : 03 Sep 2013 17:52
 
Surely within the ranks of the SAPF there must be someone with the skills and qualifications needed to run the show. George Fivaz was the last decent commissioner and he stared at the bottom in 1964, when he became commissioner he had 30 years police experience.

Phiyega has some fairly impressive qualifictions to her name, but the SAPF isn't where she belongs.
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University of the North

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KhoisanX said:
Surely within the ranks of the SAPF there must be someone with the skills and qualifications needed to run the show. George Fivaz was the last decent commissioner and he stared at the bottom in 1964, when he became commissioner he had 30 years police experience.

Phiyega has some fairly impressive qualifictions to her name, but the SAPF isn't where she belongs.


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Cardiff and Pennsylvania?

Well she studied a lot in the 80's in SA. There goes that theory.

If it is true, I agree. The SAPF is not the place for her. Maybe she should try her hand as SAA?
Seems like she is qualified to run a business
 
KhoisanX said:
Surely within the ranks of the SAPF there must be someone with the skills and qualifications needed to run the show. George Fivaz was the last decent commissioner and he stared at the bottom in 1964, when he became commissioner he had 30 years police experience.

Phiyega has some fairly impressive qualifictions to her name, but the SAPF isn't where she belongs.

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"Affirmative Action" ripped the heard out of South Africa. Like it or not - she HAS to be there. WTF Finish and Klaar . . .
 
I was out of circulation for a while so I just need to ask: is the person who were going to fill the position of Gauteng Commissioner related to the president?
 
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