Following his resignation as home affairs minister, Malusi Gigaba has now stepped down as a member of parliament.<\/p>\n
Gigaba handed in his letter of resignation to speaker Baleka Mbete on Thursday morning, meaning that he cannot be sanctioned by Parliament for lying under oath.<\/p>\n
The presidency confirmed on\u00a0Tuesday (13 November) that Gigaba had resigned as home affairs minister, saying that he was stepping down from his position \u201cfor the good of the country\u201d.<\/p>\n
He added that the move was to relieve president Cyril Ramaphosa of \u201cundue pressure\u201d and to allow him to focus on improving the lives of South Africans.<\/p>\n
Gigaba’s had to face two parliamentary inquiries into state capture, was found to have lied under oath by a High Court and to have violated the ethics code for MPs by the Public Protector.<\/p>\n
The Constitutional Court dismissed his application to appeal the High Court ruling, effectively upholding the findings.<\/p>\n
According to EWN, having now resigned as MP, Gigaba can\u2019t be taken to task by parliament for lying under oath.<\/p>\n
Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo told the group that with the resignation of the former minister as a Member of Parliament, the Ethics Committee will have to make its own decision on the matter.<\/p>\n
Gigaba remains a member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee.<\/p>\n