{"id":100762,"date":"2022-10-28T08:33:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100762"},"modified":"2022-10-28T08:33:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:33:30","slug":"s-a-govt-condemns-us-terror-alert-without-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/s-a-govt-condemns-us-terror-alert-without-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"S\/A Govt Condemns US Terror Alert Without Consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>South Africa\u2019s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as \u201cunfortunate\u201d the US embassy\u2019s issuing of a warning of a possible weekend \u201cterrorist\u201d attack in the country without consulting his government.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The US embassy had on Wednesday posted the alert on its website and identified the potential target as Sandton, a suburb in the country\u2019s financial hub of Johannesburg.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sandton, a collection of high-end shops and lofty office blocks and banks, is commonly referred to as the richest square mile on the African continent. The alert said the attack could occur there on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt is quite unfortunate the US issued that type of warning without having any type of discussion with us,\u201d he said during a press conference.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAny form of alert will come from the government of the Republic of South Africa and it is unfortunate that another government should issue such a threat as to send panic amongst our people,\u201d said Ramaphosa.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He was answering a question during a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is visiting the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said Pretoria is \u201cworking around the clock to verify and to look very closely at this message that came from the United States\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The embassy said the US government had \u201creceived information that terrorists may be planning to conduct an attack targeting large gatherings of people at an unspecified location in the greater Sandton area of Johannesburg\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The alert was quickly shared on social media and on WhatsApp groups across Johannesburg.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Pretoria had on Wednesday appeared to downplay the alert, calling it \u201cpart of the US government\u2019s standard communication to its citizens\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Several alerts have been issued about possible imminent attacks in South Africa in recent years, but none have materialised.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A respected local news website, News24, cited unnamed sources suggesting that a gay parade slated for Saturday in Sandton and a comedy show by a leading South African comedian of Jewish descent could have been the potential targets.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Organisers of the Johannesburg Pride vowed to forge ahead with the parade, which is returning after a two-year break due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The event \u201chas not been directly threatened, nor have we received any communication from outside parties other than what the media assumed via the US embassy\u2019s website,\u201d they said in a statement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cGay pride began as a defiant campaign, and we will not be subjected to any threats based on sexual orientation and gender identity. We believe that all lives matter.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt is critical for us to occupy the space we intend to occupy on October 29. We must take to the streets and assert our visibility,\u201d they added.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as \u201cunfortunate\u201d the US embassy\u2019s issuing of a warning of a possible weekend \u201cterrorist\u201d attack in the country without consulting his government. 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