Johannesburg – A case of pointing a firearm is being investigated against Mandla Mandela, Eastern Cape police said on Wednesday.

A man who accused Mandela of threatening him with a gun opened the case at the Madeira police station on Tuesday, Lieutenant Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela said.

Mandela allegedly pointed a gun at the man and threatened to shoot him during an argument in Nelson Mandela drive, Mthatha, on Tuesday evening, said Fatyela.

No arrest had been made.

– SAPA