NEHAWU condemns salary increases for public office-bearers [SOUND]

# Union NEHAWU has condemned president Cyril Ramaphosa’s approval of salary increases of 3.5- and four-percent for public office-bearers across different categories. This follows recommendations by the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-Bearers. NEHAWU spokesperson Lwazi Nkolonzi says the decision is completely unprincipled and insensitive to the harsh socio-economic realities facing the majority of South Africans, particularly workers and the working class: