Police station chief suspended after taxi driver death
The commander of the South Africa's Daveyton police station - where the police officers involved in the death of taxi driver Mido Macia was based - has been been removed from his post while an internal investigation of disciplinary procedures at the station is carried out.
The officers involved in the incident have been suspended and disarmed, National Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, confirmed earlier today.
Police brutality in SA brings up uncomfortable memories
South African President Jacob Zuma has condemned the brutal killing of Mr Mido Macia, who was reportedly killed by police in Daveyton.
South African police: A record of 'brutality'
South African Police have been blamed for the death of a taxi driver but this is not the first time they have faced charges of brutality.