COSATU calls salary increase for public representatives “tone-deaf” [SOUND]

# Union federation COSATU has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa’s approval of salary increases for public office-bearers, calling the move “tone-deaf” and “beyond shameful”. Members of the national executive, National Assembly, and permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces will receive a 3.5-percent increase. Four-percent increase is earmarked for judges and magistrates in the Constitutional Court and other courts. COSATU’s Matthew Parks says they support the increase adjustment for magistrates, arguing that they are a skilled professional group whose retention is important: