Ramaphosa Sets Public Office-Bearer Pay Rises: 3.5% for Ministers and MPs, 4% for Judges and Traditional Leaders
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has determined salary increases of between 3.5% and 4% for public office-bearers for the 2026/27 financial year, effective from April 1, 2026, the Presidency said on November 10.
The 3.5% increase applies to members of the National Executive, members of the National Assembly, permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces, premiers, members of provincial executive councils and members of provincial legislatures.
Judges of the Constitutional Court, judges of other courts and magistrates will receive a 4% increase. The 4% increment also applies to traditional leaders, members of the National and Provincial Houses of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders, and members of independent constitutional institutions.
The Presidency said the determination followed recommendations by the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-Bearers, and that the President took into consideration the serious economic challenges facing the country. The Commission is constitutionally mandated to make annual recommendations on the salaries, allowances and benefits of public office-bearers. In arriving at its recommendations, it considered stakeholder inputs, the roles and responsibilities of office-bearers, fiscal affordability, historic and projected inflation, wage settlement data and average annual wage increases, as well as its previous recommendations and the President's determination for the previous financial year.
President Ramaphosa thanked the Commission for its work. The Presidency said he urges public office-bearers to uphold their mandates and honour the public trust and expectations associated with their varied responsibilities.
(Source: The Presidency, South Africa)
Source: The Presidency, South Africa
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