A 41-year-old man has been arrested after he was allegedly found running in the garden of Tuynhuys, the Cape Town office of the President.
According to reports, members of the South African Police Service’s Presidential Protection Services spotted the man during a foot patrol at Parliament on Tuesday.
When officers approached him, he was reportedly unable to explain how he had entered the restricted area.
The man has been charged under the National Key Points Act.
The Hawks’ Crimes Against the State unit is investigating the incident.
He is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
The Presidency had not publicly commented on the incident at the time of the report.
