US terror alert in South Africa ‘unfortunate’: President Ramaphosa

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said a warning by the US embassy of a possible weekend “terrorist” attack in the country’s financial hub in Johannesburg was “unfortunate.”

“It is quite unfortunate the US issued that type of warning without having any type of discussion with us,” he said during a press conference.

The US embassy on Wednesday posted the alert on its website and identified the potential target as Sandton, which is commonly referred to as the richest square mile on the African continent -- a collection of high-end shops and lofty office blocks and banks.

It said the attack could occur there on Saturday.