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Muni approves increases; R66.4m added to annual expenses
October 09, 2025
|Polokwane Observer
During a recent council meeting, the Polokwane Municipality approved an increase in salaries, allowances and benefits that will add R66.4m to the annual expenses for remuneration of 90 councillors of which 45 are elected in wards and 45 holding office on a proportional basis.
Speaker of council Welhemina Modiba. Left: Polokwane Mayor John Mpe.
This is in accordance with the upper limits for councillors that were promulgated by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa on August 14, 2025 and will be effective retrospective from July 1, 2024.
The determination of upper limits is educated by a formula that is based on the total income of the municipality (more than R2 280 620) and the total population of the municipal area (843 459).
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اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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