WATH | Coup risk identified, but SA is safe and security is tight – Ntshavheni

Ntshavheni

Cape Town – State Security Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has assured South Africans that the country’s security is stable and not under threat, despite the identification of a potential risk of a coup d’état.

While presenting the State Security Agency’s 2025 budget on Tuesday, she confirmed that the security cluster is working proactively to prevent any uprisings like the July 2021 unrest.

“There is a potential risk of a coup d’état. We have identified it and put measures to mitigate against it. So, that’s why we say to South Africans that there will not be anyone attempting to do a coup in South Africa.

“In the last few days or in the last few weeks, there has not been anyone attempting to do a coup in South Africa…. Not that there are no people planning, they are, but we are continuously monitoring them and making sure that we deal with those,” Ntshavheni said.

She added: “I would like to assure South Africans that the security cluster is solid, the security cluster is able to do its work. There are men and women in various capacities who continue to work as patriots for the protection of this country and there are men and women in the intelligence services or intelligence communities who continue to work to make sure that this country is safe.

“There are men and women in the defence, in the police services who work for the greater benefit of this country. So any challenges that confront us, we are a resilient nation. We have always found solutions.”

Ntshavheni also dismissed rumours of possible unrest linked to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of corruption allegations involving senior police officials in KwaZulu-Natal.

She emphasised that national security remains a top priority, with active efforts to address internal threats and clean up unethical practices within the intelligence services.

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