Man nabbed for alleged threats against Ramaphosa to appear in court

FILE | President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the Union Building in Pretoria.

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A 28-year-old suspect is expected to appear at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today on charges of intimidation.

This follows his arrest in Germiston on the East Rand by the Hawks’ Crime Against The State (CATS) unit after he allegedly made threats against President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and a business official.

National Hawks Spokesperson Thandi Mbambo says a complainant, who is the Chief Executive Officer of a Cape Town-based company, allegedly received a voice message from the suspect making threats.

Mbambo says, “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. The matter was reported to the Cape Town-based Hawks’ CATS team, which conducted a swift investigation resulting in the suspect’s apprehension in Gauteng.”