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Citizen reporter The public protector's investigation followed two complaints lodged in terms of the Executive Members’ Ethics Act, 1998, by DA MP Haniff Hoosen and EFF MP Floyd Shivambu. Minister of home affairs Malusi Gigaba. Picture: ANA This has been corrected by the Office of the Public Protector, which, in its earlier report released by acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka, erroneously said the former minister had abused his powers. According to th...

Malusi Gigaba NATIONAL NEWS - The Public Protector has found that former home affairs minister Gigaba did not abuse the powers he was afforded in terms of the South African Citizenship Amendment Act, 2010 when granting certificates of early naturalisation to his alleged acquaintances, Ajay Gupta and family. This has been corrected by the Public Protector’s office, which, in its earlier report released by acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka, erroneously said the former minister had abused his powers. According to the amended report, the former minister exercised h...

Ironically, Gcaleka was Gigaba’s legal advisor. Gigaba said: “I’m sure you’re aware the report was prepared by the Public Protector, not her deputy. You also know that the investigation started long before she was appointed to the office. “I presume the Office of Public Protector to be professional. Anything else is pure malicious political propaganda, with which I’ve become familiar, especially from certain quarters of the media. They don’t deserve my comments.” In 2018, it emerged that Gigaba had approved the early naturalisation of Ajay Gupta’s family, despite Ajay refusi...