Malusi Gigaba

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.

Gigaba did his primary school education at Mathonsi Primary School in Mandeni around 1983, followed by high school education at Vryheid State High School in 1988.

He attended Ethalana high school in the district of Umzinyathi where he attained his matric.

When the ANC, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and other liberation movements were unbanned in 1990, he joined the African National Congress Youth League, SACP and the ANC.

That same year he completed his Bachelor of Pedagogics at UDW, but continued pursuing a postgraduate degree.

He earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Durban-Westville (now part of the University of KwaZulu-Natal) in 1991, and a Master's degree in Social Policy.

During this period Gigaba became involved in various student and youth organisations such as Congress of South African Students (COSAS), the South African Youth Congress (SAYCO), the South African Student Congress (SASCO) and Young Christian Students (YCS).

Some of these organisations such as COSAS and SASCO were aligned to the banned African National Congress (ANC).

It was his involvement in these organisations that laid the foundation for his activities in the ANC Youth League.

Gigaba became one of the founding members of the Education Students Society University of Durban-Westville in 1992.

The following year (1993) he was elected as chairman of SASCO at the University Durban-Westville (UDW).

Gigaba has also been active in youth organizations, and was elected president of the African National Congress Youth League three times in a row (1996, 1998, 2001).

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.

In 2004 Gigaba was re-elected to Parliament where he became Deputy Minister of Home Affairs until October 2010.

He was involved in a new visa system allowing easier legal flow of migration between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

President Jacob Zuma appointed Gigaba as Minister of Public Enterprises, succeeding Barbara Hogan in October 2010.

In November 2010 he became the Minister of Public Enterprises and a leading figure in the South African Government responsible for a significant aspect of the governments infrastructure investment programmes through State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) such as the embattled Transnet and Eskom.

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 served in that position until 2014, when he was appointed Minister of Home Affairs.

In May 2014, former president Jacob Zuma appointed Gigaba as Minister of Home Affairs.

In 2014 it was reported that state security agents had investigated a mysterious offshore bank account opened in Gigaba's name, in Dubai, when he was still public enterprises minister.

Gigaba apparently told state security agents that the account was opened by one of his officials without his knowledge.

But banking and security insiders have indicated that it is difficult, if not impossible, for anyone to open an offshore account using a person's name without their knowledge, and that this could amount to fraud.

His spokesperson denied any connection with the account or knowledge of the investigation.

Gigaba was appointed Minister of Finance in March 2017 after the controversial dismissal of Pravin Gordhan.

On 31 March 2017, Gigaba was appointed Minister of Finance, replacing Pravin Gordhan, raising suspicions that he was deployed by Zuma to assist him in developing his allegedly corrupt relationship with the Guptas.

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.

Gigaba is known as a chief architect of state capture.

Gigaba is the second-born child of Reverend Jabulani Gigaba and Nomthandazo Gigaba.

He has three sisters and a brother.

On 27 February 2018, Gigaba was removed from his position as the Minister of Finance and replaced by Nhlanhla Nene.

On the same day Gigaba was appointed as Minister of Home Affairs by President Cyril Ramaphosa following the announcement of his new cabinet, replacing Ayanda Dlodlo.

On 13 November 2018, Gigaba resigned as Minister of Home Affairs and subsequently also as Member of the National Assembly on 15 November 2018.