Party leaders have been defending one of their own from questions they once fired at an opposition party member.
Mentor challenged her followers to provide proof of Gigaba being capable of speaking isiZulu for more than an hour.His then spokesperson, Mayihlome Tshwete, told The Citizen it was “irresponsible of a former member of parliament to make comments that fuel xenophobia and expose her ignorance”.Despite Tshwete’s response, the EFF still questioned Gigaba’s nationality, even asking him to explain himself in parliament.
Gigaba said in part: “Honourable member, I find your question quite peculiar, extremely peculiar; offensive to my family, offensive to my father who is late. Offensive to my mother, offensive to my father who was born at Nqabeni Embonela, where my clan has lived for hundreds of years, where if you go now, you will find members of my clan living on the lands that the fathers of the fathers of our fathers have lived; our home where the spirit of my grand fathers still live.
He asked at the time: “What is offensive when people ask you about your nationality? It happens every day when we apply for visas, and when we travel people ask us about our nationalities. Where were you born? Even the visa application specifies where your father was born.
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