President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to give his public office bearers a salary increment, from April 1.

Spokesperson to the President Vincent Magwenya explained that having considered the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-Bearers’ recommendations and its impact on the fiscus, Ramaphosa decided to increase the salary of public office bearers by 4.1% and 3.8%, in different categories.

The increase of 4.1% will apply to judges, magistrates, traditional leaders and members of independent constitutional institutions.

While members of the national executive, Members of Parliament, members of provincial executive councils and members of provincial legislatures will see a salary increase of 3.8%

Magwenya explained that the Independent Commission is constitutionally mandated to make yearly recommendations relating to salaries and/or the upper limits of salaries, allowances, and benefits for public office bearers.

The Independent Commission will take into account the role, status, duties, functions and responsibilities of the office bearers concerned, affordability of different levels of remuneration of public office bearers, and inflation.

It also considers current principles and levels of remuneration, especially in respect of organs of State, available resources of the State, and public service remuneration levels.