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The Citizen reports that trade union federation Cosatu wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to commit to a three-year wage moratorium for public office bearers, who include ministers, deputies and councillors, rather than a mere cut in perks.
Ramaphosa has instructed the ministers of finance, public service and public works to review aspects of the ministerial handbook by identifying areas in the guide where perks of public office bearers could be cut. While welcoming the move, Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla on Sunday said a three-year wage moratorium would send “a good signal”. Describing the revision of the handbook as “long overdue”, Pamla said that a wage freeze “is necessary and benefits have to be overhauled. The public service is very wasteful and there are plenty of areas to cut, which include unnecessary travelling, security upgrades and guards.” But, he cautioned: “What government should not do is to tamper with workers’ wages under the guise of cutting unnecessary government expenditure.” The three ministers tasked with the review, Patricia de Lille, Tito Mboweni and Senzo Mchunu, are expected to complete their task in two months and report back to Cabinet.
- Read the full original of the above report by Brian Sokutu at The Citizen
See too, Cyril sends back ministerial handbook and order more cuts on perks, on page 4 of The Sunday Times of 4 August 2019
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