Parliament asked to increase the salary of the deputy public protector to bring her on a par with her predecessor



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Jeffery added that no other Chapter 9 institution has such a significant pay gap between the institution’s director and his deputy.

This request, if approved by the National Assembly, will be with effect from February 1, 2020, which is the date of appointment of the current DPP.

“The determination of R1,814,065 per year by the president is the same as the remuneration paid to the previous incumbent, Kevin Malunga, when he left office at the end of 2019,Jeffery said.

“Therefore, the president is of the opinion that the current DPP should receive the same remuneration as the previous DPP, since the remuneration of a holder of a political office is linked to the position held by the person and not to the individual who occupies that position” .

The current remuneration of the DPP is around R1,446,378, with a recommended increase of 4% amounting to R1,504,233.

The motion was supported by the ANC, with a reservation from the DA and the ACDP..

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