Malusi Gigaba

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Knowledge Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba MP (30 August 1971 in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal) is the Minister of Public Enterprises in the government of South Africa.^[1] First elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 1999 as part of the African National Congress, he resigned in 2001 but was re-elected in 2004. As Deputy Minister of Home Affairs has was very vocal against xenophobia, actively advocating for inclusion of all Africans. He was involved in a new visa system allowing easier legal flow of migration between South Africa and Zimbabwe. This and positive changes made in the department have won him praise from human rights organization PASSOP and from Adbell Musati, whose Zimbabwean twin brother starved outside of the South African home affairs offices.

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 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 in 1994.

Since his appointment as Minister of Public Enterprises, he has become a leading figure in the South African government. He is responsible for the a significant aspect of the government's massive infrastructure investment programme through the State Owned Companies that are led by him such as Transnet and Eskom.^[2]

Gigaba has been touted for election to be one of the top six national office bearers of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), in its 53rd National Conference in December 2012. Some of the ANC branches have raised his name for the position of the Deputy President, National Chairperson and Deputy Secretary General.^[3]

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↑ "MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES: NO PRIVATISING". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
↑ Mail and Guardian http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-03-zuma-adopts-chinese-model |url= missing title (help). Retrieved 31 October 2012.
↑ Mail and Guardian http://mg.co.za/article/2012-10-21-anc-branches-want-gigaba-in-top-six |url= missing title (help). Retrieved 31 October 2012.

v t e Ministers of Jacob Zuma's second government (2010)

Deputy President	Kgalema Motlanthe

Ministers	Tina Joemat-Peterson (Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries) Paul Mashatile (Arts and Culture) Angie Motshekga (Basic Education) Radhakrishna Padayachie (Communications) Sicelo Shiceka (Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs) Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula (Correctional Services) Lindiwe Sisulu (Defence and Military Veterans) Ebrahim Patel (Economic Development) Dipuo Peters (Energy) Pravin Gordhan (Finance) Aaron Motsoaledi (Health) Blade Nzimande (Higher Education and Training) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (Home Affairs) Tokyo Sexwale (Human Settlements) Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (International Relations and Cooperation) Jeff Radebe (Justice and Constitutional Development) Mildred Oliphant (Labour) Susan Shabangu (Mining) Nathi Mthethwa (Police) Malusi Gigaba (Public Enterprises) Richard Baloyi (Public service and Administration) Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde (Public Works) Gugile Nkwinti (Rural Development and Land Reform) Naledi Pandor (Science and Technology) Bathabile Dlamini (Social Development) Fikile Mbalula (Sport and Recreation) Siyabonga Cwele (State Security) Trevor Manuel (The Presidency, for the National Planning Commission) Collins Chabane (The Presidency) Marthinus van Schalkwyk (Tourism) Rob Davies (Trade and Industry) S'bu Ndebele (Transport) Edna Molewa (Water and Environmental Affairs) Lulu Xingwana (Women, Youth, Children, and People with Disabilities)

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Name	Gigaba, Malusi
Alternative names	Nkanyezi Knowledge
Short description	South African Politician
Date of birth	30 August 1971
Place of birth	Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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