Cape Town – Director-general in the Presidency Phindile Baleni has received death threats in the form of a letter and a bullet in her letterbox at home.
The Presidency confirmed this on Saturday in a statement and said it had since escalated the incident to security agencies.
“The Presidency has referred to security agencies a threat made against Director-General in the Presidency Ms Phindile Baleni,” the statement read.
SECURITY AGENCIES INVESTIGATE THREAT AGAINST DIRECTOR-GENERAL MS PHINDILE BALENI
The Presidency has referred to security agencies a threat made against Director-General in the Presidency Ms Phindile Baleni. pic.twitter.com/PQVM1S9aBo
— Presidency | South Africa ?? (@PresidencyZA) June 4, 2022
According to The Citizen, the Presidency said the fight against crime and corruption would be unaffected by this threat against the DG.
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