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Gigaba has maintained that he did not perjure himself when he denied approving the operations of Fireblade Aviation at OR Tambo International Airport.
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST

Parliament to get update on Fireblade saga

It will be the first time the Department of Home Affairs has briefed Parliament on this matter since Malusi Gigaba resigned in November last year

  • Khulekani Magubane
2 min read
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EDITORIAL

Editorial: Gigaba’s sword — His ethics

‘That Gigaba’s fall from grace would be ascribed to his sex video is unfortunate, because his story is instructive of this period in ANC history’

  • Editorial
2 min read
On Monday the ANC’s national working committee (NWC) held a routine meeting where it is believed to have discussed Gigaba amid public pressure for him to be removed. (David Harrison/M&G)
BUSISIWE MKHWEBANE

Embattled Gigaba resigns

With the presidency, parliament primed to act minister steps down

  • Sarah Smit
  • Gemma Ritchie
  • Dineo Bendile
3 min read
Gigaba has previously insisted he did not give the Oppenheimer family permission to offer a customs and immigration service at the airport in 2016. (David Harrison/M&G)
AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA

Gigaba promises to explain Fireblade lies

Minister tells parliamentary committee there was no policy for VVIP terminals and accuses the chair of not letting him share his side of the story

  • Agency
  • Gemma Ritchie
3 min read
‘Irrational’: The department of home affairs’ director general is mystified by his suspension
FIREBLADE

Home Affairs DG won’t go quietly

Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says a breakdown of trust led to Mkuseli Apleni’s sudden suspension

  • Matuma Letsoalo Author
7 min read