Parliament has approved salaries for Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka, despite opposition from her predecessor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
The former public protector also said her successor shouldn't get an increase because 'people are very poor'.Parliament has approved the salary for Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka, despite opposition from her predecessor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
The Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers recommended a 3% increase for the 2023/2024 financial year after considering factors such as inflation, fiscal affordability and the wage bill, among others. “It is our firm view that supporting the public protector’s increment both for 2023 and 2024 will be tantamount to awarding mediocracy,” the MK party MP added.Democratic Alliance MP Damien Klopper backed the salary increases for the public protector and her deputy, though he acknowledged that many South Africans were facing little to no annual wage increases.
“However, this must not detract from the extreme dire situation of the average South African, who do not enjoy the same relief when increases are implemented,” Klopper said.Meanwhile, Parliament is still on the hunt for a new deputy public protector.
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