The handbook allowed ministers and deputy ministers to not only enjoy unlimited free water and electricity at their official residences, but also to employ more personal staff.
“The withdrawal will give effect to the 2019 version of the executive guide pending a review,” Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said on Monday.There was a public outcry after details emerged of the
, which allows ministers and deputy ministers to not only enjoy unlimited free water and electricity at their official residences, but also to employ more personal staff.The now withdrawn handbook showed Ramaphosa reneged on a 2019 cabinet decision to limit the number of ministerial private staff to 11, increasing it to 15.“However, the impression created that the amendments were conducted in secret to avoid public scrutiny is false,” Magwenya said.
“The intention was to try to find some form of balance between what ministers could afford to pay vs some of the costs they have,” Magwenya said.“Now you have a scenario where you have costs for three homes.”“Over the years, the handbook has gone through different iterations and now it is going to go through a similar process.”
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