Malusi Gigaba’s spokesperson: sex tape was leaked by ‘an opposition leader’

Malusi Gigaba’s spokesperson Vuyo Mkhize has confirmed that the sex tape which sent social media into a frenzy on Sunday was “leaked by an opposition leader”.

Mkhize, who has been asked by Gigaba to handle queries regarding the now infamous video, published the statement to Twitter on Monday morning, just a few hours after Gigaba himself issued a national apology.

“The @mgigaba video was leaked by an opposition leader who obtained it from an mp of his party from umzimkhulu who, in turn, obtained it from a guy who was previously implicated in the failed attempt to blackmail the minister… all social media rumours to the contrary are false!” Mkhize tweeted.

the @mgigaba video was leaked by an opposition leader who obtained it from an mp of his party from umzimkhulu who, in turn, obtained it from a guy who was previously implicated in the failed attempt to blackmail the minister… all social media rumours to the contrary are false!

— the renegade saint (@VuyoMkhize) October 29, 2018

It was lated retweeted by Malusi Gigaba himself.

The spokesperson had previously stated that the “the state security agency was behind the illegal interception of the minister’s communication/retrieval of the video from his phone”.

this is yet another fabrication… maybe @SAfmnews should send whoever is managing this account back to journalism school… all i said is that the state security agency was behind the illegal interception of the minister’s communication/retrieval of the video from his phone! https://t.co/psvW84XfZB

— the renegade saint (@VuyoMkhize) October 28, 2018

Mkhize has not made the opposition party leader’s name public.

Feature image: screenshot, @VuyoMkhize via Twitter