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South Africa: Home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba resigns
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
(Reuters) – South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has resigned, the presidency said on Tuesday, following calls from opposition parties to stand down in recent weeks over a High Court ruling which found he lied under oath.
President Cyril Ramaphosa received Gigaba’s letter of resignation on Tuesday, a day before the president was meant to take action against him after the public protector found that he had violated the constitution and the executive code of ethics.
Gigaba, who was finance minister between March 2017 and February 2018, has denied any wrongdoing. Gigaba, who in February was reappointed home affairs minister, last month apologized over a private sex video that was leaked.