MPs welcome judges sacrificing their salary increases
The portfolio committee on justice and correctional services welcomed and commended the move, noting that it shows a responsible and sensitive judiciary
Judges are sacrificing their salary increases for the 2016-17 financial year‚ a move that, on Thursday, was "welcomed and commended" by MPs in the portfolio committee on justice and correctional services. Committee chairperson, Dr Mathole Motshekga, said in a statement: "The committee commends the judiciary for this decision. It shows not only the responsibility of the judiciary‚ but also [its] sensitivity. The judiciary is leading the way in belt-tightening to save resources in favour of the masses and the poorest of the poor." Motshekga added that it showed a responsible judiciary providing leadership "to other institutions, including the private sector". Depending on their seniority‚ judges salaries range from R1.7m a year up to R2.7m for the chief justice‚ according to pay scales published in March 2016. Constitutional Court judges earned R2.1m. The committee adopted the report on the determination of remuneration of Constitutional Court judges and judges in other branches of th...
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