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Norma Gigaba to head to High Court as malicious damage to property case is postponed

Norma Gigaba, who has been charged with malicious damage to property and crimen injuria, will approach the High Court to challenge her arrest. Gigaba, the wife of former finance minister Malusi Gigaba, briefly appeared in the Hatfield Magistrate's Court in Pretoria on Monday morning. She was arrested after she allegedly caused extensive damage to a multi-million rand Mercedes Benz, driven by her husband Gigaba is being represented by advocates Dali […]

3 August 2020

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WATCH: Malusi Gigaba appearing before Eskom parliamentary inquiry

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba is appearing before the Eskom parliamentary inquiry into allegations of state capture. Gigaba is expected to answer questions on allegations of state capture between 2010 and 2014 – the period when he was in charge of Public Enterprises. Gigaba who has been described as the architect of state capture by the Economic Freedom Fighters will testify and explain his role at Public Enterprises. [Source: SABC]

13 March 2018

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Parties demand answers after Gigaba’s Gupta gaffe

The Democratic Alliance is demanding answers following claims by home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday that the Guptas are not South African citizens. TimesLIVE reported on Tuesday night that in at least one case – that of Atul Gupta – the recently re-appointed Gigaba seemingly got it wrong. On Tuesday‚ Gigaba and home affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni provided feedback at a media briefing following meetings the pair had with […]

7 March 2018

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Growing opposition to proposed VAT hike

A number of civil society organisations are mobilising against the proposed VAT hike, which has raised the ire of most South Africans. In his budget speech last week, Finance minister Malusi Gigaba announced that a proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase from 145% to 15%, with effect of 1 April 2018. This is the first time VAT has been raised since the democratic dispensation. The move has prompted an outpouring […]

26 February 2018

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Gigaba’s R6bn drought relief too little too late: Zille

The R6-billion allocated by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba for drought relief and infrastructure is a drop in the ocean‚ Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said on Thursday. “Although R6-billion is a lot of money‚ divided between five provinces it will hardly touch sides if it is intended both for relief and new infrastructure‚” Zille said in her State of the Province address. “The City [of Cape Town’s] infrastructure-build programme‚ on […]

23 February 2018

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Cape Town gets Gigaba’s go-ahead to deal with drought

Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba has approved the City of Cape Town's request to deviate from Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) regulations to urgently deal with the drought, the City said on Monday. The City in a statement said Gigaba informed it that he had been advised that potential regulatory challenges might hamper successful implementation of water resilience measures whose aim is to help the City continue to provide water […]

31 October 2017

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Gigaba says no to nuclear

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says drastic steps are needed to help South Africa’s ailing economy – including freezing senior civil servants’ salaries and selling chunks of state-owned enterprises. In an exclusive interview with City Press on Friday, Gigaba unveiled the surprise moves, which include slamming brakes on the country’s estimated R1 trillion nuclear build programme, saying it is neither affordable nor currently necessary. “There was a time when it was […]

29 October 2017

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Gigaba lashes SOEs, but another SAA soft landing

State-owned entities present a major fiscal risk to the economy, but two of them - SAA and the SA Post Office - will receive R8.5-billion in government funding, putting South Africa's carefully maintained expenditure ceiling at risk of a R3.9-billion breach. Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba announced in his medium-term Budget policy statement on Wednesday that SAA would receive a further R4.8-billion, in addition to the R5.2-billion it received earlier this […]

26 October 2017

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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 South Africa. Gigaba said this during an interview with CNN’s Richard Quest in Washington. The minister was in Washington as […]

17 October 2017

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