Gigaba’s sex video used in ‘blackmail’ attempts
Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba says the private sex tape that has surfaced on social media was stolen from his phone and used to try and extort money from him.
Yesterday, he publicly apologised in a several tweets.
He said: “My wife and I have learned, with regret and sadness, that a video containing material of a sexual nature, meant for our eyes only, which was stolen when my communication got illegally intercepted, my phone got hacked, in 2016/17, is circulating among certain political figures.
“This video has been at the centre of a number of blackmail and extortion attempts, dating back to the period immediately following my appointment as minister of finance on March 31 2017, all of which I steadfastly refused to entertain.
“These blackmail/extortion attempts, as well as the illegal interception of my communication, or hacking of my phone, have all been reported to the relevant law enforcement and intelligence agencies and I am advised investigations are still continuing. “I take this opportunity to publicly apologise, in advance, to the rest of my family, especially my kids, my mom and my in-laws, and the South African public for the pain and embarrassment the likely wider distribution of this private material will cause.
“I hope our nation will some day constructively engage with the question of whether it is correct to condone and promote the gross invasion of the privacy of others by distributing such material, especially in the clear absence of a public interest justification,” he tweeted. – ANA
Video is circulating among certain political figures.