SA’s top politician’s salaries

SA’s top politician’s salaries, for real?

Ever wondered just how much JZ and his top comrades earn per year? Bet you didn’t think it was this much.

SA’s top politician’s salaries

So, for the sake of not seeming too independent, we’ve looked at the ANC and Johannesburg — for the most part —  as our measure for how much some politicians actually earn. Reason being that Empress Zille last year instructed her party members not to accept any pay hikes, as they really do earn enough as is and obviously she’s all about examples ‘n sh*t.

Have a look at just how much of your tax money is being spent on the folks who can hardly keep the lights on and the water flowing.

El presidente

Zuma is paid R2.8 million a year for all the blood, sweat and tears he puts into his position. Being president is a hard job y’all.

Vice presidente

Cyril enjoys a cool R2.5 million each year for, well… who knows.

Ministers

The ANC’s ministers — also known as the people who are meant to serve the… people — earn R2.1 million each for their varying degrees of service delivery.

Members of parliament

These guys get pad R934 000 per year to argue mostly fruitless points and hammer nails into vintage furniture.

Johannesburg provincial legislature members

R904 000 is paid to Jozi’s legislature to, uhm…

Johannesburg city committee chairs

R825 000 is more or less what a professor at one of our Universities earns, yet we’re giving committee members with questionable credentials and anaemic track-records the same .

Joburg city councillors

These folks can’t even keep the lights on by paying the bills and have let the city slip into disarray. If not for a few clever developers, the JHB CBD would be the state of the entire city.

Now, get back to work… we need to pay the politicians.