Parliament signs off on Winde's R2.6m annual package

IN A SIGNIFICANT move, the Western Cape Parliament approved Premier Alan Winde’s remuneration package during a vote yesterday, granting him a salary and allowances totalling up to R2.6 million per year.

- BRANDON NEL

The approval gives effect to a presidential proclamation published in the Government Gazette on Friday, in which President Cyril Ramaphosa set the upper limits for the salaries and allowances of premiers, members of executive councils and provincial legislatures for the 2025/26 financial year.

For premiers, the determination places the maximum total remuneration package at R2 635 562 a year, with effect from April 1.

The adjustment for members of provincial legislatures reflects a 3.8% increase, while the same goes for MPs including Ramaphosa.

The remuneration package is made up of several components.

Sixty percent of the total amount is paid as a basic, pensionable salary.