A party in opposition to the GNU listed the benefits granted to Cabinet ministers and challenged the ruling parties to reduce expenditure
A party in opposition to the GNU listed the benefits granted to cabinet ministers and challenged the ruling parties to reduce expenditureThe increase in ministerial positions for the Government of National Unity has raised questions about the cost of South Africa’s bloated cabinet.
The annual salaries for the 32 ministers and 42 deputy ministers will reach a little over R180 million per annum alone. Ministers will get R2.68 million while their deputies will pocket R2.2 million, annually. Additionally, the parliamentary executives are collectively allocated R500 million for private security and an additional R390 million for support staff.“South Africans have been calling for a reduction in the size of cabinet for years given that our country has one of the largest cabinets in the world in the context of a country where most of its citizens languish in poverty and struggle to keep up with the cost of living,” stated Mashaba.
“South African taxpayers are forced to pay close to R1 billion every year to fund perks such as VIP security, support staff, luxury vehicles, as well as free water and electricity for cabinet cadres,” wrote Schreiber in 2023 when the salaries were fractionally lower.Jan de Villiers, then minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande revealed the salaries paid to the executives of the Sector Education and Training Authorities within his portfolio.
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