BusinessTech reports that Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has announced a wage freeze for top municipal workers in South Africa.
In a government gazette published on Tuesday (2 November), Dlamini-Zuma said that, after consultations with the relevant authorities, it was decided that a 0% cost of living adjustment would be made for the different members of municipal councils for the 2020/2021 financial year. This means that the latest wages, last updated in April 2020, will remain in effect. At the country’s largest and most populous municipalities, executive mayors can earn as much as R1.4 million a year, while their deputies can earn R1.1 million. In the country’s smaller municipalities this figure drops to R782,000 for executive mayors, and R632,025 for their deputies. In addition to their annual wages, top municipal workers can expect a number of other benefits including a motor vehicle and travel allowance; out of pocket expenses; cell phone allowance for councillors; data bundles; and special risk cover
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