It’s been a tense week or so in South Africa, and questions have been raised about how NATJOINTS and the government can face-down terror.

‘NATJOINTS can give the assurance that the intelligence community diligently follows-up on any information at hand but has not confirmed the veracity of any threat at this stage in time.’

More embassies have issued security alerts regarding the possible terrorist attack in Sandton this weekend. Here’s the latest..

‘For all we know, the CIA’s agents working with terrorist groups are the ones staging the terrorist attack so as to destabilise our country,’ said the EFF.

Main Sandton TERROR threat is from Daesh extremists (also known as ISIS/ ISIL) after the brutal kidnapping and murders of two SA-British nationals.

‘Johannesburg Pride has not been directly threatened, nor have we received any communication from outside parties other than what the media assumed via the US Embassy’s website,’ said organisers.

SA law enforcement agencies continue to monitor for any threats and that they inform the public about any imminent danger.

Alderman JP Smith says the City of Cape Town has a disaster contingency plan in place to deal with possible terror threats.

Despite being clueless at first, the South African Government has now noted the US Embassy terror alert issued today

Minister Mondli Gungubele said the government has not received information about a terror attack but law enforcement agencies are investigating.

National Christian Resistance Movement leader Harry Knoesen was sentenced to two life terms for planning terrorist attacks in South Africa.

Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee, the Thulsie twins, were reportedly released on parole following a plea deal in February.

Somali official said in a statement that Al-Shabaab fighters were surrounded in a sub-locality called Hulhul and ‘completely destroyed’

The recent tavern shootings in South Africa sparked a number of theories – but officials in Qatar have now retracted their terrorism claims.

A leaked list of thousands detained has shed some lights on the whereabouts of the missing family members who have disappeared in China

Rare interviews with captured members of a jihadist group terrorising northern Mozambique point to low morale in their ranks and to an insurgency that is losing steam in the face of Rwandan forces.

Five people were killed Monday when a minibus in northeast Kenya was destroyed by a roadside bomb during an ambush by armed men near the border of Somalia, police said.

The Thulsie twins have been in custody since 2016 for allegedly plotting terror attacks on SA soil. They are expected to face trial this year.

Zandile Mafe, who is in court on Tuesday and now faces an additional charge of terrorism over the fire at the Parliamentary building.

US rapper 50 Cent has been slammed for using a post about 9/11 to promote his champagne and cognac brands.

‘It looked like an airplane crashed into the building!’ Caroline Dries, a former NYU student, shot a dramatic home video of the 9/11 tragedy.

Heads up, looters: Justice Minister Ronald Lamola hasn’t come to play, and those who took part in the riots last week may face terrorism charges.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will join other SADC heads of state at a special meeting to discuss the Mozambique terror attacks on Thursday

Seven workers were killed during the ambush, including one South African.

Leaders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are set to meet in January to agree on a plan to prevent the conflict from spilling across Mozambique’s borders.