Man arrested for alleged threats against President Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa receives his Botswana counterpart at his official residence in Pretoria on April 28, 2025.

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A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly making threats against President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Cape Town Mayor and a business official.

The man was arrested in Germiston in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng yesterday. He is being transported to Cape Town where he is expected to appear in the local magistrate’s court on Monday on a charge of intimidation.

Hawks spokesperson Thandi Mbambo, “The arrest on Friday, 23 May 2025, follows a case reported earlier this month. On Monday, 12 May 2025, a complainant, who is the Chief Executive Officer of a Cape Town-based company, allegedly received a voice message from the suspect, in which threats were made against the President of South Africa.

The suspect is also alleged to have sent multiple threatening messages targeting the complainant, her family, and the Executive Mayor of Cape Town.”

#sapsHAWKS 28yr-old Suspect arrested for alleged threats against the President, Mayor and CEO. The suspect was arrested on 23/05 in Germiston, Gauteng, following an investigation led by the #Hawks’ Crime Against The State (CATS) unit, part of the Serious Organised Crime… pic.twitter.com/lRppPbHkUf

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