Bonuses paid to government employees rise sharply
Provincial governments spend bulk of the R2.6bn paid out in the 2018/2019 financial year as DA condemns payments to senior managers
17 November 2019 - 17:09
National and provincial departments have paid out 70% more than the previous year on performance bonuses to employees, despite SA battling worsening levels of debt, low growth and downgrades by two major ratings agencies over that period.
Of the R2.6bn paid out in the 2018/2019 financial year, R629m was spent by national departments and about R2bn by provincial governments...
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