{"id":5160,"date":"2016-06-09T09:57:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T09:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2016-06-10T09:57:59","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T09:57:59","slug":"security-cluster-meets-over-terror-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/security-cluster-meets-over-terror-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Cluster meets over terror alert"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Security Cluster has met to discuss the terror alert issued by the US Embassy on Saturday to its citizens in South Africa.<\/p>\n
The meeting was held on Wednesday with a view to ensure the continued safety of all in the country, the Presidency said.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the United States issued an alert to say that it had received information that terrorists were planning attacks on shopping malls in Johannesburg and Cape Town.<\/p>\n
Britain and Australia have since upgraded their travel advisories.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the Presidency said the South African government will continue to discuss the matter with the United States government as part of on-going cooperation on security issues between the two countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cSouth Africa and the United States continue to enjoy strong and cordial relations in various areas of cooperation including political, economic, social and security matters,\u201d the Presidency said.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Source: Government Communication and information System<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Security Cluster has met to discuss the terror alert issued by the US Embassy on Saturday to its citizens in South Africa. The meeting was held on Wednesday with a view to ensure the continued safety of all in the country, the Presidency said. On Saturday, the United States issued an alert to say … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n