{"id":218081,"date":"2018-01-07T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=218081"},"modified":"2018-01-08T12:48:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T10:48:47","slug":"how-much-south-africas-kings-and-queens-will-be-paid-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/218081\/how-much-south-africas-kings-and-queens-will-be-paid-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"How much South Africa’s kings and queens and traditional leaders will get paid in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Government has\u00a0published\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>the\u00a0official salaries it pays to kings, queens and other traditional leaders\u00a0in South Africa for the 2018 financial year.<\/p>\n

After a pay freeze in 2017, the majority of traditional leaders will see their salaries increase between 4.5% and 8%. This is in line with the increases given to ministers, MPs and other senior members of government gazetted<\/a> <\/strong>late last year.<\/p>\n

As of 2010, South Africa recognizes seven royal families in the country, after a recommendation by a traditional leadership commission that South Africa lose six of its kings and queens.<\/p>\n

Of the 13 recognized traditional kingdoms recognized previously, only seven will remain once the current incumbent rulers of the identified kingdoms have passed away.<\/p>\n

Traditional kings and senior leaders are symbolic figureheads in the country with little political power. However, these rulers play an important role in local disputes as well as in playing advisory roles to government \u2013 as well as in the lives of the traditional rural populations.<\/p>\n

All these traditional leaders are paid by the South African government.<\/p>\n

Note: NHTL\u00a0= National House of Traditional Leaders | PHTL\u00a0= Provincial House of Traditional Leaders<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position<\/strong><\/th>\nPrevious salary (Rands)<\/th>\nNew salary (Rands)<\/th>\nPercentage Increase<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
King\/Queen<\/td>\n1 126 057<\/td>\n1 176 730<\/td>\n4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chairperson: NHTL<\/td>\n817 842<\/td>\n858 734<\/td>\n\u00a05.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Time Chairperson: PHTL<\/td>\n673 603<\/td>\n707 284<\/td>\n\u00a05.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deputy Chairperson: NHTL<\/td>\n625 524<\/td>\n656 800<\/td>\n\u00a05.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Time Deputy Chairperson: PHTL<\/td>\n577 281<\/td>\n606 145<\/td>\n\u00a05.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Time Member: NHTL<\/td>\n356 923<\/td>\n\u00a0378 339<\/td>\n\u00a06.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Time Member: PHTL<\/td>\n305 959<\/td>\n\u00a0324 317<\/td>\n\u00a06.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senior Traditional Leader<\/td>\n228 650<\/td>\n\u00a0246 942<\/td>\n\u00a0 8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headmen\/Headwomen<\/td>\n96 460<\/td>\n\u00a0106 106<\/td>\n\u00a08.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
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Read:\u00a0Zuma approves salary hikes for government officials in 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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