A 28-year-old suspect is expected to appear at the Cape Town Magistrates 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 suspects apprehension in Gauteng."