Cape Town – Democratic Alliance (DA) chief whip, Siviwe Gwarube, is reportedly calling for an investigation into Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula over the high salary of Parliament secretary, Xolile George.
According to EWN, Gwarube accused Mapisa-Nqakula and the chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Amos Masondo, of misleading Parliament.
The Sunday Times reported that the NCOP secretly approved a nearly 70% salary increase for George, raising his annual pay to R4.4 million, surpassing that of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
This increase was initially denied by the officials, who had publicly stated that George would be paid R2.6 million a year, portraying it as a pay cut from his previous role as CEO of Salga, where he earned over R5 million annually, the report said.
Gwarube argued that this lack of transparency and financial mismanagement contradicted a motion adopted by Parliament that set the secretary’s salary at R2.6 million.
“This goes against the principles of transparency. This goes against the sound financial management of Parliament, considering the fact that as members of Parliament, we were asked to adopt a motion that said that the secretary to Parliament would be earning R2.6 million,” EWN quoted Gwarube as saying.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
