Police have made a breakthrough in the murder of Durban cop Constable Jairus Joshua Govender, who was shot and killed on the N2 near Scottburgh in August 2023. Govender and his girlfriend were travelling to Durban when their girlfriend's tyre burst. They stopped to change the tyre and were approached by two gun-toting robbers who demanded cellphones and valuables. During the scuffle, Govender was shot.
The Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks) confirmed that Mfaniseni Nombika, 30, and Victor Mseleku, 40, have been arrested and charged with Govender's murder. They were found in possession of unlicensed firearms and live rounds of ammunition. The case was postponed to May 7 for bail application. The seized firearms will be sent for ballistic tests to determine if they were used in the commission of any crime in the country. Govender's mother Caz Meth told IOL that it was her son's dream to serve the country as a policeman at the time of his murder.
