Valerie Mmanthe Mampshika,[Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English].
One of South Africa’s richest suburbs in the Gauteng province may be the target of a terrorist attack on Saturday this week,in accord with an alert posted on the website of the US Embassy of a terrorist attack which could occur on the 29th of October.
The US government has received 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, South Africa, on 29 October 2022.
Accurate and substantial knowledge in regards to the timing, method, or target of the potential attack has not been provided,subsequently the U.S. Embassy has instructed employers and employees to avoid large groups of people and public gatherings in the greater Sandton area of Johannesburg this forthcoming weekend if possible.
Bountiful large companies in Mzansi, including financial services group FirstRand Ltd., chemicals company Sasol Ltd., insurer Discovery Ltd., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., law firms and international auditing firms such as EY have their headquarters in Sandton.
There is also a multidimensional retail space in the suburb, which attracts innumerable tourists and locals weekly,therefore the SAPS department in the vicinity of Sandton should be concerned about the safety of those who are compelled to be in Sandton for a number of reasons.
Sandton is located about 15km north of Johannesburg CBD,and it is a very busy home to the headquarters of countless South African companies as previously stated,as well as many multinational businesses, including US owned firms.
Since sufficient knowledge has not been provided in regards to the terrorist attack by the US Embassy,the cause of the forthcoming terrorist attack is unknown.
