Deputy Minister
Mr. Malusi Gigaba |
Personal
Malusi Gigaba was born on
August 30th 1971 at Eshowe in KwaZulu/Natal. He is a second
born to Reverend Jabulani T.L. Gigaba, Anglican Priest, and
Mrs. Nomthandazo A. Gigaba, Nurse. He has three sisters and a
brother. He is married to Nokthaba P. Nxumalo and together
they have a daughter, Lerato Minenhle Qhakazile. His hobbies
include soccer, gym, jogging, reading and writing.
Current Position
He is currently the
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (29 April 2004) and a member
of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African
National Congress (ANC).
Academic Qualifications
Gigaba
graduated from the University of Durban-Westville with a
Bachelor of Pedagogics (Education) in 1991. He further
completed a Master of Arts degree in Social Policy, majoring
in Urban Affairs and Policy, in 1993, graduating in 1994.
Publications
In 1996, together with
his supervisor, Gigaba published an article: Gigaba, M. and
Maharaj, B. (1996): "Land invasions during political
transition: the Wiggins saga in Cato Manor" in Development
Southern Africa, Vol. 13, pp. 217-235.
Awards Received
In 1997, the UDW
Faculty of Education conferred on him a Certificate of Merit
for Outstanding achievements and contribution to faculty and
society. In June 2002, the Cuban National University Students
Federation awarded him the highest medal awarded to students
and youth leaders in Cuba, the Jose' Antonio Echeverrias
Medal, at the University of Havana's Aula Matta.
Academic Conferences
Addressed In
1995, Gigaba presented a paper at The First International
Geography Conference, 10th-14th July 1995, at University of
Durban-Westville entitled: "Land Invasions during political
transition: the Wiggins saga in Cato Manor". This paper was
based on his MA dissertation.
Political and Community Experience
He
has been active in various students and youth organisations.
He is a member of the ANC and the ANC Youth League (ANCYL),
and has served in different leadership positions within these
organisations, especially the ANCYL. He was elected ANCYL
President in 1996 and was re-elected in 1998 and again in 2001
for the third term.
Between 1999 and 2001, he was a Member
of Parliament for the ANC and resigned in 2001. He was
re-elected to Parliament in 2004.
In 1999, he was
nominated as a Patron of the Celebrating Youth Awakenings
Projects (a project aimed at collecting a South African youth
anthology).
He is a Patron of the Oasis for Hope Hospice
in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni. He is also a patron of the Tholulwazi
Organisation of Youth which is a Youth Leadership and
Life-Skills Programme.
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