Top earning parastatal bosses in SA revealed

 ·17 Sep 2012
Government money

The 2012 South African Business Times Rich List has revealed that Transnet executives are the top earning people at South Africa’s state owned enterprises.

According to the Business Times Rich List, Transnet’s Chris Wells is the top earning parastatal executive with an annual pay package of R17 million.  Transnet’s Siyabonga Gama and Pradeep Maharaj was ranked second and third, with R13 million and R10 million, respectively.

The following table provides an overview of the top earning executives working at South Africa’s state-owned enterprises.

Rank Person Company Annual pay package
1 Chris Wells Transnet R17 million
2 Siyabonga Gama Transnet R13 million
3 Pradeep Maharaj Transnet R10 million
4 Karl Socikwa Transnet R10 million
5 Tau Morwe Transnet R9 million
14 Reuben September Telkom R7 million
20 Solly Mokoetle SABC R6 million
26 Peter Nelson Telkom R5 million

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