Mbeki rejects recommended salary hikes for Cabinet
The Moseneke Commission\'s recommendations that government leaders\' salaries be increased by up to 57% have been rejected by President Thabo Mbeki.
Public Service Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi said the new salaries, as recommended by the commission, would not be implemented, notes a report on the FIN24 site. She said Mbeki would first have to officially write back to the commission informing it of his decision before making an official statement to the effect that he has rejected them. Cosatu has used the recommendations as a rallying point in its current public service strike, saying its 12% salary increase demand was nothing compared to what Cabinet Ministers would soon receive. Full report on the FIN24 site