Pretoria - Police Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday said that police have put out a "red alert" at South African borders for Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe, in case she attempted to leave the country.
Speaking at the sidelines of an indaba on gender based violence, Mbalula said security measures have been put at the borders, however, she had not made any attempts to leave. Matters involving her diplomatic immunity still needed to be resolved.
"We, in terms of South African Police, already put tabs in the borders in relation to her leaving the country, so there is no question about that," said Mbalula.
"So tabs have been put, a red alert has been put, so she is not somebody who has been running away," he said.
Mugabe has been accused of assaulting South African model Gabriella Engels at a Sandton hotel last weekend.
She was visiting her sons on Sunday when she reportedly stormed into their room and assaulted Engels, who she accused of living with her sons - who are both in their 20s and live in Johannesburg.