Malusi Gigaba

Malusi Gigaba
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
27 February 2018 – 13 November 2018
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byAyanda Dlodlo
Succeeded byBlade Nzimande (Acting)
In office
25 May 2014 – 31 March 2017
PresidentJacob Zuma
Preceded byNaledi Pandor
Succeeded byHlengiwe Mkhize
Minister of Finance
In office
31 March 2017 – 27 February 2018
PresidentJacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byPravin Gordhan
Succeeded byNhlanhla Nene
Minister of Public Enterprises
In office
1 November 2010 – 25 May 2014
PresidentJacob Zuma
Preceded byBarbara Hogan
Succeeded byLynne Brown
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
29 April 2004 – 1 November 2010
PresidentThabo Mbeki
Kgalema Motlanthe
Jacob Zuma
Preceded byLindiwe Nonceba Sisulu
Succeeded byFatima Chohan
Personal details
Born
Knowledge Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba

(1971-08-30) 30 August 1971 (age 53)
[Plumtree]], Zimbabwe l
Political partyCommunist Party (Before 1990)
African National Congress (1990–present)
Spouses
Thabong Nxumalo
(div. 2010)
Nomachule Mngoma
(m. 2014; div. 2021)
Alma materUniversity of Durban-Westville
University of KwaZulu-Natal

Knowledge Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba (born 30 August 1971) is a South African politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa from 27 February 2018 until his resignation on 13 November 2018. He also held the post from 25 May 2014 to 31 March 2017 as appointed by former President Jacob Zuma. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Public Enterprises and Minister of Finance in the government of South Africa. He is currently a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress.

He was first elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 1999 as Member of Parliament for the African National Congress. He resigned in 2001 but was elected to the National Assembly again in 2004. President Thabo Mbeki appointed him to the position of Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. President Jacob Zuma appointed Gigaba as Minister of Public Enterprises, succeeding Barbara Hogan in October 2010. He served in that position until 2014, when he was appointed Minister of Home Affairs. Gigaba was appointed Minister of Finance in March 2017 after the controversial dismissal of Pravin Gordhan.

In February 2018, Gigaba for the second time was appointed Minister of Home Affairs in the cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa. He served until his forced resignation in November 2018, after mounting pressure for him to resign or for Ramaphosa to dismiss him. Minister of Transport, Blade Nzimande, was serving as Acting Minister of Home Affairs. Gigaba resigned as Member of the National Assembly on 15 November 2018.[1][2][3]

Gigaba is known as a chief architect of state capture.[4]

  1. ^ "Home affairs minister malusi gigaba resigns". businesslive. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Malusi Gigaba Finally Resigns From Cabinet". citizen.co.za. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES: NO PRIVATISING". Railways Africa. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Connecting the dots on Gigaba's 'state capture' project". fin24.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.