The step comes after the US Embassy warned that there’s a risk of a terror attack in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, without providing more information.
Despite serious allegations levelled against alleged Islamic State funder Farhad Hoomer and his co-accused, they walked out of court free men when their cases were provisionally withdrawn last year.
Security expert Ryan Cummings says US sanctions on SA companies and businesspeople linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) group come at a sensitive time, considering that the country could be greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force.