Madlanga commission: KZN Hawks cop ‘Deena’ Govender to face questions in open hearing
The commission has placed restrictions on what the Hawks officer may be required to disclose.
KwaZulu-Natal's Madlanga commission will hold an open hearing for KZN Hawks officer Deenadayalan "Deena" Govender to provide testimony. The commission's chairperson, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, denied Govender's request to conduct certain parts of his evidence behind closed doors. Govender appeared before the commission on Monday, 30 August 2026, to address allegations surrounding the death of tow-truck operator Bevan Loftus and four others, as well as a bounty allegedly placed on Loftus by businessman Clive Naicker.
Govender denies these accusations and has also accused a "political fixer" named Mavuso Ntandani of pressuring him to turn state witness and implicate KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and former Hawks head Lesetja Senona over alleged extra-judicial killings.
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