Cyril Ramaphosa leads a delegation of Ministers in a briefing of South Africa Day Celebrations at the Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates – Photo: GCIS / Flickr
Cyril Ramaphosa leads a delegation of Ministers in a briefing of South Africa Day Celebrations at the Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates – Photo: GCIS / Flickr
The government has gazetted a report from the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, which has resolved that all elected officials should receive 3% salary increases. Good for them…
Now, the proposals still have to be approved by President Ramaphosa. If Cyril has no objections, the adjusted wages will come into force for the financial year ahead. The potential salary increases are below the rate of inflation – but we doubt the general public will be cheering in their droves for these changes.
A 3% rise might not sound like a lot, but if we analyse some of the top jobs, we can see what a major difference it will make to their pay-packets. It’s worth noting that Cyril Ramaphosa would be the first South African president to collect a wage worth more than R3 million each year, as per the report’s recommendations.
Cabinet ministers – accused of underperforming by the DA – would be R72 000 better off annually. Meanwhile, Deputy Ministers and Provincial MECs would take home more than R2 million every 12 months…
Position | Current wage | Proposed wage for 2022/23 | Value of annual increase |
President | R2.99 million | R3.079 million | R80 000 |
Deputy President | R2.825 million | R2.910 million | R85 000 |
Ministers | R2.401 million | R2.473 million | R72 000 |
Deputy Ministers | R1.977 million | R2.037 million | R60 000 |
Members of Provincial Legislature (MPL) | R1.101 million | R1.134 million | R33 000 |
Mayors | R1.360 million | R1.409 million | R49 000 |
Members of Executive Council (MEC) | R1.977 million | R2.037 million | R60 000 |
Municipal Councillors | R613 000 | R631 000 | R18 000 |
The remuneration guide considers the costs from the start of our most recent financial year (1 April 2021). A deeper dive into the table reveals how other core Parliamentary staff stand to benefit from the changes: Speakers, Chief Whips, Opposition Leaders, and MPs are set for a mini-windfall – should President Ramaphosa approve.