R2.4mil? Really? The evidence says different. Is that Zuma's before additional tax benefit salary. Does it include the cost of maintaining the first ladies and the tribe of first children? Perhaps we should be given a detailed account of how the tax budget is blown every year and then we can make our own conclusions about actual cost of government as opposed to net benefit to tax payer. I do not feel the effects of my tax money so the benefit to me is zero.

I agree with Ralph too, to much time is spent reading the "acceptable guide lines" and working out how to milk as much out of it as possible instead of working.

Re-write the Ministerial Handbook and let the people approve it in a referendum.

Really agree with Ralf they all the dept heads needs to do a performance appraisal of relevant staff members in order to see that standards are upheld and if staff members are entitled to bonusses and increases this will gaurantee productiveness! Thanks Ralf

No skills, education, experience required. Thats why they fight so much for positions amongst themselves. Easy way to "better life for me"

Together we can do more - steal, rob, corrupt... African National Corruption; and this is what you all voted for?

Firstly all local, provincial and national government employees are grossly overpaid especially those from middle to top management. There should be zero perks and instead only a flat salary which they then can do whatever they like with, i.e. buy whatever car , house, clothing etc that they want as long as they use their own money. As they are not held accountable for anything they do, there should be no bonus system because they are being paid to do a job which they are never fired from even when they don't perform to the required standards, so therefore their bonus is that they will not be fired! If they want their pay packets to be compared to the private sector, then they need to perform like the private sector and get disciplined and fired for non-performance, unlike the current situation where either nothing is done about non-performance or alternatively the non-performers are moved to another department with no drop in salary so that they can continue not performing in that new department. If they want to be paid like the private sector, then they must go and work in the private sector or alternatively proper performance indicators need to be signed off and an external performance evaluation must then be performed and non-performers fired and black listed so that they are not re-employed in another department. Would they be happy with this? I think not! Also Zuma, where are these performance standards that all your ministers had to sign off and be judged against? Suddenly all is very quiet on this issue and why, because every single one of your ministers starting with you would have been fired for incompetence long ago, if you had to enforce this system.

Anonymous @ 10.09 am--- It is not only the ANC MPS that is receiving lucrative pay rises and are looting the state coffers. All of these parasites from ALL political parties are receiving and looting. Their greed knows no bounds. The politicians in South Africa through their absolute greed, are set the ignite a rebellion in South Africa that will make the recent Libyan rebellion and the French revolution of the 18th century, lokke like a picnic in the park in comparison. The politicians in South Africa are out of contol with their plundering of the state coffers.

Well All you ANC supporters well done here we have the chosen one who suppose to see to your poor needs is getting all the credit so that he can support his 5 wives and 21 kids.While our poor get poorer and the rich just gets fatter. Next election first think who you vote for because we need someone who see's to the needs of his people before his pocket. If he was a good president he would turn this down and contribute towards the poor, recently there has been so many crimes on our children and people , have you asked why ? because criminals have easy access to the shack dwellers look at the recent abuse and murder of the 2 girls, why doesn't JZ rather contribute in helping these people rather , Well right from the top of the ANC rule to the bottom every one is corrupt. Take Youth League "P" Juluis M what an example and by the way he is 36yrs old and not 26

For those that voted for the ANC is this what you voted for???

Obama earns 400 000 per year.

Fine! Let them blow money on luxury houses and cars while their own people live in shacks and go to bed cold and hungry. By all means: Do it, but stop blaming apartheid and the white man for this mess!!

These ministers earn astronomical salaries and I might add paid by the taxpayer then they still spend more money on unnecessary things. The public are asked every budget announcement that we should tighten our belts. Some of the MP,s cannot even get a belt around their waists anymore.

It is a load of rubbish that these politicians have to be paid market related salaries. They would not even get a cleaners job had they to go and apply for a job in the private sector. They are totaly useless! The only value they have is their tenderpreneurs connections and that they got because of their positions. No ability required except "fraud"

Our system of appointing party parasites should be changed to a system (like the USA) where we can elect our own choices who will then be forced to produce. I pity SA and the 70% unknowing voters. They are sure to be very upset when they wake up too late to nothing.

this is an excuse to waste money and not be accountable. it is a disgrace and should be declared as TREASON.

The most junior, uneducated, unqualified member of parliment of ALL political parties now receives a salary of R90,000 PER MONTH. plus massive perks, which takes them to be the hoghest paid group of people in the country and perhaps the world. According to a survey some months ago, the average working South African receives a YEARLY salary of less than R50,000 and no perks. Do you notice how these parasite politicians of ALL political parties stick together like glue when it comes to their salaries and perks. They are all buddies and only out to loot and enrich themselves at tax payers espense.

Parliamentary salaries are problematic because they are paid to people who are not qualified for the job who are not appointed by their employer and who do not have face performance appraisals. They are not held to account for malfeasance and misuse of their employers assets. In the private sector they would be subject to all of the forgoing. Their performance in Parliament is pathetic, most of them make no contribution to the formation of law in the country other than to do what they are told by the party whips. They are all significantly overpaid in the South African context. All one has to do is look at the skills and experience required to earn R50 000 pm in the private sector and it is apparent that our members of parliament are significantly overpaid.

Over the last 17 years a few speed records have been broken. Our tax monies disappear just as quickly as they were increased.

Why can't we vote for a President in our democracy the same as other countries in Africa. Is it a privilege or a democratic right ?