Mayors and councillors in the country’s 257 municipalities will contribute their 4% salary increases to the Covid-19 Solidarity Fund for three months.
Mayors and councillors in the country’s 257 municipalities will contribute their 4% salary increases to the Covid-19 Solidarity Fund established by President Cyril Ramaphosa for three months.
Annual salaries for full-time mayors and councillors will be between R575000 and over R1.4m while other part time local government representatives will now be paid between R247000 and R787000 a year, depending on their positions. Senior managers in local government earning less than R1 million received 4.3% salary increases while those paid less than R1.5m will get 2.8% more on their pay. Mayors and councillors have been encouraged to approach the SA Local Government Bargaining Council to recommend that municipal workers make a similar contribution.
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