COPE is shocked by R1.3-million salary for the CFO in Bushbuckridge municipality

COPE is shocked by R1.3-million salary for the CFO in Bushbuckridge municipality

                                                                      

BVUNZAMUTUPO SADC VOICE REPORTER

COPE in Mpumalanga demands that the premier Mr. David Mabuza intervenes in the financial woes and dramatic salary increment for the newly appointed chief financial officer in the Bushbuckridge municipality.

“The premier has recently been seen to be hands on, on municipalities that are continuously obtaining disclaimers.

It is for this reason therefore that COPE says, the premier must stop the R1.3-million the CFO is scheduled to receive per annum in this municipality.” Sizile Ndlovu said.

Ndlovu says Ironically the CFO reports to the municipal manager who himself earns R1.1 – million while other officials in the same level as the CFO earn around R870-000 per annum.

COPE says this will bring a huge financial crisis for the municipality which is already suffering from water crisis as we are writing this statement.

“This means the municipality will then have to readjust the scales for the other officials, especially the municipal manager who obviously cannot earn below the CFO who reports to him,” He said

He says when one looks at salaries earned by premiers and MEC’s it shows that the municipality is even intending to compete these top executives.

Mabuza must openly commit to specific actions to be done to stop the crisis after crisis in the Bushbuckridge municipality.

“COPE has written a letter to the premier demanding his direct intervention to this. Revenue collection in the municipality is almost none existent however the salaries of officials sky-rocket.” Ndlovu said