Malusi Gigaba

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Malusi Gigaba (2016)

Malusi Knowledge Nkanyezi Gigaba (born August 30, 1971 in Eshowe ) is a South African politician. 2010-2014 he was Minister of Public Enterprises in the first cabinet of Jacob Zuma . In May 2014 he was appointed Minister of the Interior . From the end of March 2017 to February 2018 he was Minister of Finance and from February to November 2018 again Minister of the Interior. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).

education and profession

Gigaba is the second son of an Anglican pastor and a nurse. and grew up in a middle-class family . He attended elementary school in Mandeni and a High School before settling in 1989 at the University of Durban for a teaching degree enrolled. In 1990 he did his bachelor's degree and in 1994 his master's degree in social policy . He then worked in public relations in the province of KwaZulu-Natal for the government of South Africa. In 1997 he worked as a consultant for a steel company.

Political career

Gigaba has been a member of various student associations since high school , and in 1990 he joined the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). In 1994 he became regional chairman in southern KwaZulu-Natal and a member of the state executive committee (PEC). In 1996 and 1998 he was elected President of ANCYL, in 1999 he received a mandate for the National Assembly , which he resigned in 2001; in the same year he was elected President of ANCYL for the third time and sent to the University Council of Potchefstroom University as representative of the Ministry of Education . In 2004 he was re-elected to the National Assembly and a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC. In 2009 Gigaba, although he was considered the husband of Thabo Mbeki, was appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior by Jacob Zuma , and from 2010 he was Minister for Public Economy. He was considered one of the most powerful ministers and was loyal to Zuma in office and in the party. Employees and political opponents characterize Gigaba as hard-working, journalists describe him as open and friendly; he uses Twitter extensively . In 2014 he became Minister of Home Affairs ; his successor as minister in the Department of Public Enterprises was Lynne Brown . In 2017 he took over the post of finance minister from Pravin Gordhan as part of a cabinet reshuffle . He announced a "radical economic transformation". In 2018 he was again appointed to the interior department in the Ramaphosa I cabinet .

In October 2018, according to Gigabas, a video showing him in a captive position led to an attempt at blackmail. According to him, the State Security Agency was responsible for the publication. In November 2018, Gigaba offered to resign to President Ramaphosa; Blade Nzimande was appointed temporary successor .

He gave back his parliamentary mandate, which he defended in the 2019 elections, around two weeks later.

Relationship to ANCYL

In March 2012 , in the context of the nationalization debate on Gigaba, ANCYL Secretary General Sindiso Magaqa said he would do imperialists a favor by calling nationalization an obstacle to foreign investors. The ANC leadership suspended Magaqa from the party for three years and demanded an apology, which he made shortly thereafter. Gigaba reserved the right to accept the apology pending the decision of the ANC Disciplinary Committee.

Private

Gigaba has three sisters and a brother, he is married and has a daughter. He campaigned for various youth projects.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Profile of Gigaba on the website of the International Organization for Migration , accessed on March 17, 2012 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c Verashni Pillay: The tweeting minister: A day in the life of Malusi Gigaba . In: Mail and Guardian online March 23, 2012, accessed March 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Sipho Hlongwane: South Africa: Transformation Minister Malusi Gigaba, the Consummate ANC Man in Government. In: Daily Maverick, February 21, 2012, accessed March 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ South Africa's currency sinks as new finance minister eyes 'radical economic transformation'. cnbc.com, April 3, 2017, accessed April 3, 2017
  5. ↑ Malusi Gigaba: South Africa minister 'blackmailed' over sex video. bbc.com of October 29, 2018 (English), accessed October 29, 2018
  6. ↑ Omstrede minister Gigaba thanks , Maroela Media (Afrikaans), accessed on November 20, 2018
  7. ^ Baleka Mbete and Malusi Gigaba decline parliamentary seats. timeslive.co.za on May 21, 2019, accessed on May 22, 2019
  8. ↑ ANCYL's Magaqa apologises to Gigaba . In: Independent Online of March 11, 2012, accessed on March 17, 2012 (English).
  9. ↑ Ngwako Modjadji: Will Gigaba accept Magaqa's apology? ( Memento from August 1st, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). In: The Citizen of March 12, 2012, accessed on March 17, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Gigaba, Malusi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gigaba, Knowledge Malusi Nkanyezi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Eshowe