“They wanted me to throw Lieutenant-General Mkhwanazi under the bus”
A new witness, Lieutenant Colonel Deenadayalan “Deena” Govender, who is attached to the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Unit, has alleged at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that he was approached and pressured to provide evidence implicating KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
I should give evidence to the Commission on this basis that I act on the instruction of Lieutenant-General Mkhwanazi for the police shootings that policemen and drug dealers and politicians wanted me to throw him under the bus.— SABC News (@SABCNews) August 21, 2026 In his evidence, the Hawks officer says he believes he was being used as a pawn and unfairly targeted by Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Deputy Director Len John.
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