Justice Alliance of South Africa are wanting only a partial approval of a draft notice containing a disproportionate salary increase
Image for illustrative purposes. Picture: iStockPresident Cyril Ramaphosa previously submitted a draft notice proposing a different increase percentage for magistrates, something that angered judges.
All public office bearers were given a 3% increase for the 2023/24 financial year, with an increase of 2.5% for the 2024/25 period.However, the President singled out magistrates, granting them a 4.7% increase. JASA has no compliant about the percentage, only that judges have been excluded. The judges’ salaries fall under the clauses of the Remuneration Act and Judges Conditions Act, with the latter allowing the President to gazette relevant changes.and National Assembly, and consultations must be held with the Chief Justice as well as the ministers of justice and finance.JASA argue that the President failed to make the necessary considerations and that this failure was “irrational, unconstitutional and undermined the independence of the judiciary”.
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