Malusi Gigaba

Zuma corruption charges ‘concerning’ for SA economy: Gigaba

Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba has said that it’s “quite concerning” for the South African economy that corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma have been reinstated, saying it “raises the political risks”. He also said that he is in “full support” of a judicial commission of inquiry into corruption across[…]

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Gigaba fights back

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s camp is working on a detailed counter-campaign to clear perceptions that he is in the pockets of the Guptas. Gigaba’s consistent denial of involvement with the Guptas is proving difficult to sustain as evidence suggesting that he has deep ties with the family keeps piling up.[…]

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Cabinet reshuffle didn’t weaken the rand: Gigaba

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday denied that the recent Cabinet reshuffle which saw him catapulted to head up National Treasury had weakened the rand against other currencies. This comes after the rand went in freefall on 30 March, plummeting four percent to R13.29 to the US dollar, following the[…]

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Opposition parties react to reshuffle

President Jacob Zuma’s decision to fire Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas is an “act of complete state capture”, DA leader Mmusi Maimane has said. Zuma reshuffled his Cabinet in the early hours of Friday morning, sacking Gordhan, Jonas and Derek Hanekom. He also moved sports minister[…]

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Zuma’s night of the long knives

President Jacob Zuma has fired Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his biggest Cabinet reshuffle yet since assuming office in 2009. In a brutal display of power, the president fired five ministers, including former tourism minister Derek Hanekom, who asked for Zuma to be recalled last year. He also appointed six[…]

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Dual citizenship ban not on the cards: Gigaba

Following statements made by the African National Congress’s (ANC) head of International Relations, Obed Bapela about the possibility of revoking dual citizenship, home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba said no review has been made on the question of dual citizenship and there are no plans to review it. A press conference[…]

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Euro migration not a crisis, says Gigaba

South Africa received two-thirds the number of migrants the European Union (EU) receives per year, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday. The migration of people across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe did not in itself present a new “migration crisis”, he told journalists in Cape Town. He said[…]

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Palestine lobby to meet minister over Israeli visa policy

Pro-Palestinian activists will meet with Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba to discuss Israeli and South African visa policy. This comes after Israel’s denial to grant Minister Blade Nzimande a visa to enter the occupied territories of Palestine last week. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions South Africa (BDS SA), the[…]

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Immigration rules won’t change: Gigaba

The new immigration regulations will not be changed but home affairs will deal with problems which have arisen since their implementation, minister Malusi Gigaba said on Monday. “We are willing to engage with anybody who has concerns about the implementation,” he told reporters in Johannesburg. He was speaking at the[…]

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