Having failed to persuade the President  that he should keep his job, Gigaba quit on the eve of Cyril  Ramaphosa’s trip to the European Parliament in Strasbourg and South Africa- European Union summit in Brussels.

Just last week, Malusi Gigaba vowed he would not step down.

He did not give reasons for his resignation in his letter yesterday (Tuesday) to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

It follows a report by the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane that Gigaba violated the executive ethics code by lying under oath about dealings with the Anglo American Corporation and circulation of an embarrassing sex tape he said he made for his wife.

Gigaba was also heavily criticized for granting citizenship to members of the wealthy Indian family the Guptas accused of corrupt dealings with former President Jacob Zuma.

Opposition politicians said Gigaba had done the honorable thing by falling on his sword.

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane  said Gigaba had done profound damage to state owned enterprises and to South Africa’s tourism industry.

He had done enormous harm to the economy and demonstrated that he could not be trusted.

Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has been asked to step in as Home Affairs Minister until a permanent appointment is made.

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Tunisians have been battling for the past seven years since the ousting of authoritrian president Ben Ali signaled the start of  the so-called Arab Spring.

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed says anti-austerity demonstrators must realize that 2018 will be their last difficulty year.

Opposition forces have gathered to coordinate their protests.

They’re vowing to stay on the streets until and actually increases their protests until the government eases their tax load.

Nervous authorities are ever-mindful of two deadly terror attacks three year ago that brought Tunisia’s life-blood tourism industry to its knees.

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