Sandton terror alert.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised the US, saying it jumped the gun by issuing a terror alert for Sandton, Johannesburg, before speaking to local authorities.
“It’s unfortunate that the US government issued that type of warning without having had deep dive-type discussions with us,” said Ramaphosa on Thursday.
Speaking after meeting Spain’s President Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Ramaphosa said law enforcement agencies were “working around the clock to verify and look closely” at the message from the US embassy.
“We were able to engage [the US] to understand precisely where this warning or information came from.
“We are doing that because warnings such as those cause panic among our people and South Africans should be best informed by the South African government,” he said.
“It’s unfortunate that the US government issued that type of warning without having had deep dive-type discussions with us,” said Ramaphosa on Thursday.
Speaking after meeting Spain’s President Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Ramaphosa said law enforcement agencies were “working around the clock to verify and look closely” at the message from the US embassy.
“We were able to engage [the US] to understand precisely where this warning or information came from.
“We are doing that because warnings such as those cause panic among our people and South Africans should be best informed by the South African government,” he said.
