Police on high alert following WhatsApp messages of a shutdown in Gauteng [SOUND]

# National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says they are on high alert following WhatsApp messages warning of a shutdown in Gauteng today. The messages seek to mobilise communities to block highways, close schools, shut down the American embassy and Consulate, as well as close down targeted American businesses and food outlets in the province. National police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says these messages are misleading and only seek to instil fear, bully community members and incite violence: