“They [ministers] pay for their medical aid ... I think I am paying nearly R10,000 a month as a minister. A lot of things are not subsidised. [This is] a job that you can leave at any time and [it is] a job that [requires one to be] involved 24/7.”
the ministerial handbook has been amended to remove a cap on municipal utilities for ministers and deputy ministers. Cabinet ministers earn R2.4m a year and their deputies R2m.
Addressing the criticism, government spokesperson Phumla Williams said the public works department is responsible for providing water and electricity to state-owned residences. “Those properties used [by ministers and deputy ministers] remain the property of the state. Their upkeep is overseen by the department of public works and infrastructure. This includes paying for water and electricity.
“We would like to assure South Africans that the private properties of the members of the executive remain their responsibility, their upkeep, including water and electricity,” On social media, scores of users weighed in on Gungubele paying R10,000 for medical aid.
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