Staff Reporter.
The State Capture Commission continues to hear evidence from former minister Malusi Gigaba.
Gigaba said his enstranged wife Nomachule Gigaba’s wealthy New York-based “father” was in fact her deceased former fiancé.
This emerged after Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo questioned Gigaba about a white three series BMW Norma alleged Gigaba was gifted by the Gupta family at Sahara computers offices in Midrand.
“The BMW did not exist in my opinion. When I met Miss Mngoma, she had a number of cars that she used to come and visit me on… This white BMW three series I never saw.”
Gigaba said Norma may have confused his white Mercedes Benz ML430 with the BMW. He said the Mercedes was given to him while he was serving as president of the ANC Youth League, which he said was donated by Tokyo Sexwale.
“When I met her, she had many cars. I never questioned the ownership of those cars. She had plenty of money that she said to me was her family wealth. She had a father living in New York doing business. The father passed on in 2010/11 and left her a lot of inheritance she was stressing about to protect.
“I was to learn later this father was her fiancé who was living in Johannesburg and who was well-to-do, and left her inheritance.”
Gigaba said he only learnt this last year, and that he had been lied to by Norma since 2010/11.
He also said he and Norma did not receive a “cash donation” when they got married, nor was their honeymoon paid for.
Their Dubai holiday, according to Gigaba, was paid for with frequent flyer credits, and he thought he remembered that they did not stay at the Waldorf hotel, as alleged by Norma.
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