The SAPS in Mpumalanga have dismissed a viral video claiming that a Namibian truck driver was assaulted during the recent national protests, describing the footage as fabricated and warning that it is being used to spread misinformation.
Mpumalanga police spokesperson Col Mavela Masondo said police were concerned about the circulation of the video on social media and some media platforms.
The SAPS in Mpumalanga has noted with concern a fabricated video circulating on social media and on some media platforms which falsely claims that a Namibian national truck driver was assaulted by a South African in Mpumalanga during the recent national protests, said Masondo.
