New book explores alleged drug-trafficking of Chatsworth's Savy 'Mandrax Muniamma' Govender
The story of how Savy Govender, a Chatsworth drug dealer dubbed ‘Mandrax Muniamma, rose to notoriety for transporting mandrax from India into South Africa in the late 1960s, will be published in a new book.
A new book will explore the alleged drug-trafficking activities of Savy Govender, a notorious Chatsworth drug dealer known as "Mandrax Muniamma." Govender allegedly smuggled mandrax from India into South Africa during the late 1960s, operating her drug business with her husband and extended family as drug mules. She used different identification names on fake passports and disguised drugs within saris in suitcases.
Govender was imprisoned twice, allegedly escaping once by having a relative pose as her attorney. Deepak Panday, author of the book Kings of Durban Part 2: How The Town Was Won, researched Govender's story for his sequel to Kings of Durban Part 1. The book, set to be released in February, includes interviews with Govender's daughter and granddaughter, who shared that some of her children changed their names after she was caught in the 1980s for drug dealing.
Panday noted that Govender maintained a loving motherhood while carrying out her criminal activities and never resorted to violence in expanding her business.
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