Malusi Gigaba
Malusi Gigaba is a South African politician who has held several senior Cabinet positions in the African National Congress (ANC) government. He is a South African national who rose through the ranks of the ANC Youth League before entering Parliament. Gigaba served as Minister of Public Enterprises from 2010 to 2014, a period during which he oversaw state-owned entities including Transnet, Eskom and South African Airways. He was appointed Minister of Home Affairs in 2014 and later became Minister of Finance in 2017, though his tenure in the finance portfolio was brief and controversial. Gigaba resigned from Parliament in 2019 following sustained criticism of his role in state capture and governance failures at state-owned companies. He has faced legal scrutiny and appeared before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, where testimony implicated him in irregular appointments and decisions that benefited politically connected individuals. His name recurs in coverage of corruption investigations, prosecutions related to state capture, and the work of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. Gigaba's political career has been marked by allegations of enabling corruption during his oversight of key state entities, though he has denied wrongdoing. He remains a significant figure in discussions of governance failures and accountability in South Africa's public sector during the period of state capture.
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Defence committee supports employment for operation prosper despite concerns around deployment funding
10th July 2026 The Joint Standing Committee on Defence has resolved to support the employment of 3 400 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF)... →
Defence committee welcomes Reserve Force concept but calls for greater synergy across government
23rd March 2026 The Joint Standing Committee on Defence has welcomed the concept paper presented by the Reserve Force Council (RFC) aimed at rejuvenating the... →
GCIS refutes claim Smart ID rollout part of DA agenda
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th March 2026 The Government Communication and Information System on Wednesday clarified that the partnership between the Department of Home Affairs and banks... →
Government corrects claims that the Department of Home Affairs partnership with banks on Smart ID is new and driven by a Political Party
11th March 2026 The Smart ID digitisation programme was initiated in 2015 under the then Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Malusi Gigaba, as part of government’s... →
Gigaba cannot 'step aside' from the ANC but continue to lead Parliament’s defence oversight
26th November 2025 The Democratic Alliance is deeply concerned that ANC MP Malusi Gigaba, who has “stepped aside” from all ANC leadership roles due to serious... →
Stepping aside does not imply guilt on my side – Malusi Gigaba 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th November 2025 African National Congress MP Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday that the party’s step-aside principle does not imply guilt on his side, stating that... →
Daily Podcast – November 20, 2025
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th November 2025 Making headlines: South African key rate lowered at first decision under new inflation target; Malusi Gigaba says stepping aside does not imply... →
ANC welcomes Gigaba’s decision to step aside from party roles following corruption charges
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th November 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) said Malusi Gigaba’s decision to step aside from his party responsibilities demonstrates “respect for... →
Challenges extend beyond what we saw, says Joint Defence committee after visit to border at Musina
17th October 2025 Members of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence and the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans are concerned about what they have... →
Committee hears SANDF ‘severely underfunded’ to effectively monitor borders
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th October 2025 The Joint Standing Committee on Defence and the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans revealed on Thursday that the South African... →
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