South African Airways is the state-owned flag carrier airline of South Africa. He resigned in 2001 but was elected to the National Assembly again in 2004. In 2004 Gigaba was re-elected to Parliament where he became Deputy Minister of Home Affairs until October 2010. [1][2][3], Gigaba is known as a chief architect of state capture.[4]. He said he didn’t know that he enjoyed the support of former President Jacob Zuma and that Zuma wanted him and no one else to be appointed. ... as were related corruption cases involving Transnet and South African Airways for which McKinsey also apologized and paid back its fees. A video of Gigaba performing a solo sexual act went viral on social media. media alert - minister of public works and infrastructure, patricia de lille and kwazulu natal transport mec, peggy nkonyeni to unveil three recently completed bridges in ekhamanzi, kwazulu natal Updated world stock indexes. 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). He was involved in a new visa system allowing easier legal flow of migration between South Africa and Zimbabwe. CFO Network. He also held the post from 25 May 2014 to 31 March 2017. [50], He was married to Thabong Nxumalo until their divorce in 2010. [47] and 'recommends that the two former Public Enterprises ministers Gigaba and Brown must make presentations to the Zondo Commission in order to share insights into the roles they played as Shareholder representatives during the period of corruption and corporate capture that flourished at Eskom.[48]. He married Nomachule "Norma" Mngoma in 2014. Siyabonga Gama said he didn’t know that former Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan had fallen out of favour with former President Jacob Zuma. 11th March 2021 Flash Briefing: Business confidence slides; Transnet cans contracts; SoftBank in deeper trouble with Greensill READ: Ex-Transnet CEO Gama accuses Zondo Inquiry of ambushing him Hogan said that it was because she had told Zuma that Gama couldn’t … In May 2014, former president Jacob Zuma appointed Gigaba as Minister of Home Affairs. The most notable examples include Eskom's facilitating and financing of the Guptas' acquisition of Glencore's Optimum Coal Holdings as a suppler to Eskom. He served in that position until 2014, when he was appointed Minister of Home Affairs. [18], An appeal by Gigaba was heard in December 2017. READ: Ex-Transnet CEO Gama accuses Zondo Inquiry of ambushing him. At the same time competitors were up. 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. 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Gigaba apologized for the incident in a series of tweets. The governance of Eskom was captured and repurposed - the next period was the scaling up of grand corruption, with the Gupta Family managing complex brokering and money laundering.[44]. [22], Gigaba's application to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal against a lower court ruling that he lied under oath was dismissed on 1 November 2018 "as it bears no prospects of success. 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. Minister of Transport, Blade Nzimande, was serving as Acting Minister of Home Affairs. [39] Procurement processes were flouted, tenders were unlawfully awarded, contracts were signed off and extended with no accounting to the board, and money was siphoned from Transnet to Gupta-linked companies. Expand your Outlook. When the details … We've developed a suite of premium Outlook features for people with advanced email and calendar needs. February 2. He denied holding any bank accounts in Dubai. Download the Eyewitness News app to your iOS or Android device. Hogan said that it was because she had told Zuma that Gama couldn’t be appointed while he was facing disciplinary action. The June 2015 arrivals data from Statistics SA showed overseas arrivals down -13% . [29][30], A Parliament portfolio committee on Home Affairs in March 2019 recommended that members of the Gupta Family be charged criminally, their South African citizenships cancelled and the information be passed to the Commission of Enquiry into State Capture.[31][32][33][34][35]. The reason for these costly failures in SoEs is poor corporate governance, whose seeds sprouted when Minister Gigaba was at the helm of the Department of Public Enterprises. [45][46], The report conclusions included: 'The Committee finds that that the Executive arm of government represented by the two former ministers – Gigaba and Brown – was grossly negligent in carrying out its responsibility as the sole Shareholder of Eskom. February 4 Fastmarkets reports that South32 has declared force majeure on some manganese shipments after rail lines to its Hotazel Manganese Mines consortium were suspended under state transportation provider Transnet’s force majeure notice issued on January 29. [5] He attended Ethalana high school in the district of Umzinyathi where he attained his matric. Soon after, Gibaba removed the board. February 2. A Microsoft 365 subscription offers an ad-free interface, custom domains, enhanced security options, the full desktop version of Office, and 1 TB of cloud storage. Gama didn't know he had Zuma's support for Transnet top job, Zondo Inquiry hears, A screengrab of former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama giving evidence at the state capture inquiry on 11 March 2021. Former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe said that it was an oversight on his part that ministerial approval was not obtained for increasing the price of the 1,064 locomotives because he was human. He also held the post from 25 May 2014 to 31 March 2017. 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 from 27 February 2018 to his resignation on 13 November 2018. One of Gibaba's first moves in 2011 was to overturn a procurement decision on which the Eskom executive and board had signed off – the replacement of Koeberg Nuclear Power Stations steam generators. The government struck a deal with Total in 1967 to allow Natref to avoid oil-transportation costs as an incentive to build the plant at an inland location, Transnet said. Some of these organisations such as COSAS and SASCO were aligned to the banned African National Congress (ANC). Gama said he didn’t talk to Zuma or Malusi Gigaba about his reinstatement. [24], Gigaba is known as a chief architect of state capture, mainly because he purposely appointed key brokers of the state capture project to high level positions at Transnet and Eskom. Brian Molefe could not answer a question on why, between January and October 2016, Eskom purchased coal from OCM via Tegeta. MERAFE Resources and Glencore had encountered “huge problems” exporting ferrochrome from South Africa with utilisation rates on the rail and ports facilities managed by Transnet, the government-owned company, as low as 40% on occasions. That same year he completed his Bachelor of Pedagogics at UDW, but continued pursuing a postgraduate degree. Il pourrait avoir des impacts sur ses recrutements. While Glencore was driven into business rescue, the Guptas' firm Tegeta benefited from an Eskom guarantee (R1.6bn), a large and unusual pre-payment (R600m) and additional lucrative coal contracts. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Public Enterprises and Minister of Finance in the government of South Africa. But he also had a different take on the chronology of events of his charges. 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.[7][8]. During 2017, South African Airways was bailed out to the tune of R5-billion, including a portion of R3-billion that was meant to settle SAA's debt with Citibank. CEO Network. Headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, the airline operated a hub-and-spoke network, linking over 40 local and international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania. READ MORE: Molefe denies knowing why Gama was paid R17m in legal costs despite losing case. Gigaba did his primary school education at Mathonsi Primary School in Mandeni around 1983. "[23], A pivotal point in the state capture project was the appointment of Malusi Gigaba as Minister of Public Enterprises in 2010. [citation needed], Sharma became chair of this committee, enabling Gupta-linked entities to begin benefiting from Transnet tender opportunities, most notably the R51bn tender for the purchase of 1 064 locomotives. 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 from 27 February 2018 to his resignation on 13 November 2018. Judge Tuchten concluded that "the Minister has committed a breach of the Constitution so serious that I could characterize it as a violation". [9][10][11], In 2014 it was reported that State security agents had investigated a mysterious offshore bank account opened in Gigaba's name, in Dubai, when Gigaba was still public enterprises minister. Incorporation Details. [54][55] Japie Fullard, head of ferrochrome operations at Glencore, said logistical backlogs had been made a top priority of Glencore-Merafe … Picture: SABC/YouTube, Former Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan, Malema to visit home of late AmaZulu King Zwelithini today, DA cancels Limpopo congress five days before event, IFP: Govt, ANC should honour King Zwelithini by resolving Ingoyama Trust debate, Limpopo municipal manager granted R50k bail in VBS corruption case, Another tea party: ANCWL leaders set to visit Zuma in Nkandla, Don't politicise and racialise corruption at Eskom - Mabuza, TUT students won’t take part in national shutdown. From Sep – Dec 2014, Brazil was down -37%, China -46.9% and India -14.4%, continuing into 2015. Get an overview of major world indexes, current values and stock market data. The application was dismissed with costs. 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 Masters degree in Social Policy. President Thabo Mbeki appointed him to the position of Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. On 13 November 2018, Gigaba resigned as Minister of Home Affairs and subsequently also as Member of the National Assembly on 15 November 2018. Judge Malcolm Wallis said in his judgment that "there is nothing to suggest that the issues raised by the minister are of such a nature as to warrant the grant of leave to appeal notwithstanding the lack of prospects of success". Further instances of Gupta-favoured coal contracts and the squeezing out of large coal miners were revealed in Parliament's inquiry report published on 28 November 2018. While the facility south of Johannesburg had been paying the related tariffs, Total and Sasol subsequently sought discounts through court claims. Gigaba was appointed Minister of Finance in March 2017 after the controversial dismissal of Pravin Gordhan. The OpenText team of industry experts provide the latest news, opinion, advice and industry trends for all things EIM & Digital Transformation. He was first elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 1999 as Member of Parliament for the African National Congress. [citation needed], A new structure, formally called the Board Acquisitions and Disposals Committee, was set-up to oversee and supervise large-scale infrastructure spending and tenders worth more than R2.5bn.