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MINISTRY
COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER 150
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015
150. Mr B M Bhanga (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and
Traditional Affairs:
(1) Whether secretaries of traditional councils are employed by the
national or provincial department of Cooperative Governance and
Traditional Affairs;
(2) What is the remuneration of the secretary of a traditional
council in each province?
(3) Whether the funding for the remuneration of secretaries of
traditional council is provided from the budget of the national
department; if not, are they remunerated in any manner whatsoever?
NW157E
Reply:
|(1)Whether secretaries of|(2)What is the |(3)Whether the funding for the |
|traditional councils are |remuneration of the |remuneration of secretaries of |
|employed by the national |secretary of a |traditional council is provided |
|or provincial department |traditional council |from the budget of the national |
|of Cooperative Governance|in each province; |department; if not, are they |
|and Traditional Affairs; | |remunerated in any manner |
| | |whatsoever? |
|KZN: The secretaries in |The secretaries |The funding for the remuneration |
|all the TCs in the |receive a salary of |of secretaries of traditional |
|province are employed by |R1600 per month |councils is provided from the |
|the TCs. | |budget of the Provincial |
| | |government |
|LIMPOPO: The secretaries |The secretaries |The funding for the remuneration |
|(Administrative Officers)|receive a salary of |of secretaries of traditional |
|are employed by the |R18 983 per month. |councils is provided from the |
|Provincial Department of | |budget of the Provincial |
|Cooperative Governance, | |government |
|Human Settlements and | | |
|Traditional Affairs | | |
|MPUMALANGA: The |There is no fixed |Traditional councils are provided|
|secretaries in all the |salary, it varies per|with an administrative grant of |
|TCs in the province are |Traditional Council |R120 000 per annum. The funding |
|directly employed by the | |for the remuneration of |
|TCs. | |secretaries of traditional |
| | |councils is provided from |
| | |administrative grants. |
|NORTH WEST: The |There is no fixed |The North West Provincial |
|secretaries in all the |salary, it varies per|Government subsidises the |
|TCs in the province are |Traditional Council |salaries of all employees of |
|employed by the TCs. | |traditional councils to the tune |
| | |of R2 505 per employee on monthly|
| | |basis. Such funds come from the |
| | |monies appropriated by the |
| | |Provincial Legislature. |
|NORTHERN CAPE: The |The Secretaries |The salaries of seconded |
|secretaries are employed |employed by |secretaries are provided for in |
|by the provincial |government and |the budget of the Provincial |
|government and seconded |seconded to |department and the salaries of |
|to work at the |traditional councils |traditional council employees are|
|traditional council. |receive a salary of |provided for from the traditional|
|However, traditional |R13 539 per month |council budget. |
|councils also employed | | |
|secretaries/clerks | | |
|who are remunerated from | | |
|traditional council | | |
|funds. The provincial | | |
|government provides a | | |
|grant to augment the | | |
|wages of the traditional | | |
|councilâs employees | | |
|FREE STATE: |The secretaries |The funding for the remuneration |
|The secretaries are |receive a salary of R|of secretaries of traditional |
|employed by the |12 568 per month |councils is provided from the |
|Provincial Department of | |budget of the Provincial |
|Cooperative Governance | |government |
|EASTERN CAPE: The |The secretaries |The salaries of the secretaries |
|secretaries are employed |receive a salary of |are catered for in Provincial |
|by the provincial |R12 382 per month. |budget with all the benefits as |
|department of Cooperative| |they are employed in terms of the|
|Governance and | |Public Service Act. |
|Traditional Affairs | | |
|GAUTENG: The secretaries |The secretary for the|The secretaries are remunerated |
|are employed by the |AmaNdebele Ba Lebelo |through annual grants allocated |
|traditional councils |receives an allowance|to the traditional council |
| |of R320.00 per | |
| |council sitting. | |
| |Whereas the secretary| |
| |for the AmaNdebele | |
| |Ndzundza Sokhulumi | |
| |receives a monthly | |
| |stipend of R2 500 | |