MKP Councillor Confirms Alleged Plot to Arrest Him Before By-Election, as Mkhwanazi Testified
- An Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) councillor in KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, said that suspended Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu tried to have him arrested
- Doshie “Gaddafi” Govender alleged that Mchunu tried to have him arrested before the KwaDukuza by-election
- This comes after General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told the Madlanga commission on Friday, 19 September 2025, that Mchunu allegedly used the police to fight him in KwaDukuza
The situation is worsening for suspended Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu. This comes after the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) councillor confirmed that Mchunu connived to have him arrested before the by-elections in KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal.
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What did Governder say?
The MKP councillor stated that Mchunu tried to have him arrested to remove him from the ballot in the highly contested by-election in KwaDukuza. Doshie “Gaddafi” Govender said that he was informed of the arrest in April, a few days before the elections.
Govender said that he outsmarted Mchunu. He stated that Mchunu allegedly instructed KwaDukuza SAPS Lt General Gopal to investigate him and wanted to reopen a case that dates back 20 years against him.
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Gopal reportedly told Govender that he was instructed to investigate the councillor but found no reason to arrest him. Govender said that after the failed attempt to have him arrested, the ANC leaders in the province joined the fight against him.
The MKP councillor stated that Mchunu and the MEC of Education, Sipho Hlomuka, went to the Principal of Shakaskraal primary school on 15 March to investigate the teachers wearing MKP regalia.
This allegedly led to the suspension of the school principal, who has been suspended from 15 April 2025. Mchunu reportedly said that he will respond to the allegations at the commission.
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Mkhwanazi opens can of worms
The confirmation from Doshie “Gaddafi” Govender stems from what KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told the Madlanga commission on Friday, 19 September 2025. Mkhwanazi told the commission that Mchunu had used the police to fight him in KwaDukuza.
He said that Mchunu met with the North Coast station commander, Major General Antony, to talk about a case against Governder. This comes after Governder allegedly dumped the ANC and joined the MKP. The MKP allegedly used Governder to contest the by-election due to his popularity. This allegedly caused tension.
Mkhwanazi said that Mchunu and his allies came up with a plan to have Governder arrested to remove him from the ballot, but failed. He said that the initial complaint was about Governder's brother. This resulted in Govender not being arrested.
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s closing remarks move South Africans
Briefly News previously reported that the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, concluded his testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
Mkhwanazi testified for the Commission of Inquiry's first two public hearings in which he exposed the inner workings of he criminal justice system. Addressing attendees, Mkhwanazi said that the citizens of South Africa gave the South African Police Service and criminal justice system a duty that must be fulfilled. X user Welcome Ntila posted the video on his @Razor896 X account.
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