Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba, claims that a leaked video is at the centre of blackmail and extortion attempts against him. In a series of Tweets, he apologises to his family and the public for the – quote – ‘pain and embarrassment’ that the circulation of the video will cause. Gigaba says the video was stolen from his cellphone during a phone hacking incident in 2016/17, and that its content was only meant to be viewed by his wife and himself. He says the video dates back to the period immediately following his appointment as Minister of Finance, end the end of March last year.