Malusi Gigaba sex tape divides Twitter
Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. On Sunday, South Africans woke up to an apology from Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba following the leaking of a video showing him performing a sexual act. Gigaba extended the apology to his family and the "South African public for the pain and embarrassment the likely wider distribution of this private material will cause."
Gigaba alleges the video was stolen when his "communication was illegally intercepted" and his "phone got hacked in 2016/17." He said the video is doing the rounds in political circles and is allegedly part of a campaign to blackmail him.
It is not the first time the minister has been caught with his pants down. In 2015, his relationship with stylist Buhle Mkhize played out in the public arena, with Mkhize and the minister's wife, Norma, fighting it out on social media.
It didn't take long for the Gigaba's video to light up Twitter and reactions were pretty much divided. Some people called for the ministers privacy to be respected.
It’s absolutely none of your or anyone else’s business what Malusi Gigaba does in his private life. Disgusting invasion of privacy, the only people who should be embarrassed are those who circulated the explicit content. https://t.co/sEiskq5pir
— Screen Name Jame (@JamesJamesAF) October 28, 2018
Leave it alone ...so what if he is kinky ??? We all have that side to us...stop judging #MalusiGigaba # leave his phone alone
— odette anderson (@odettean) October 28, 2018
1. Also those who are distributing the malicious material and content will soon also find themselves on the wrong side of the Law;
— Zola Ndwandwe 🔑👑💃🏽⭕️🌍 (@ZolaNdwandwe) October 28, 2018
we stand with Malusi Gigaba @mgigaba . ✊🏾
Not everyone was as understanding and some people suggested the minister resign.
If I were Malusi Gigaba I’d use this as my passport to hang up my political career jersey.
— D.E.S (@Desmondtheboss) October 28, 2018
Blackmail or extortion is definitely dark arts territory, scandalous. How embarrassing for @HomeaffairsSA minister Malusi Gigaba, he should resign or be fired
— Tixx Helsfaya 🔥🔥🚒 (@RuffRuffdoggie) October 28, 2018
The incident had an immediate impact on the trends list on social media, with South African's coming up with a challenge. The hashtag #GigabaChallenge saw people poke fun at the video.
#gigabachallenge imagine if this was in your mouth. Fresh from Venda pic.twitter.com/QI6GxYhXwx
— Ms Malange (@Takie_M) October 28, 2018
"imagine if this was in your mouth" #Gigabachallenge pic.twitter.com/9lDOtT8N2b
— Truddy (@Trufire30) October 28, 2018
#GigabaChallenge Home affairs #imaginethisinyourmouth pic.twitter.com/uBX5Lusouf
— Mo za Photography (@mo_zaphotograph) October 28, 2018
Imagine if this was in your mouth 😭 https://t.co/tIPFPGJmRy
— мαη who lived тωιcε™ (@SoniqueML) October 28, 2018
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