Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998)ProclamationsDetermination of Salaries and Allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers: 2025/2026Notice No. 7004 of 2026 |
Notice No. 7004
16 January 2026
GG 53965
President of the Republic of South Africa
| 1. | In terms of section 4(1) of the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998) (hereafter referred to as ("the Act"), I hereby determine, with effect from 1 April 2025, the salaries and allowances of the Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers shall be as set out in Schedule, subject to the provisions of section 4(2)-(7) of the Act, and the terms and conditions set out herein. |
| 2. | The total remuneration packages shall include the following elements: |
| 2.1 | A basic salary component equal to 60% of the total package, which constitutes the pensionable salary; |
| 2.2 | An amount of R120 000 per annum, which is an amount to which section 8(1)(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1962, applies. This amount is included in the basic salary component; |
| 2.3 | An employer's pension benefit contribution equal to 22.5% of pensionable salary; and |
| 2.4 | A flexible portion for the remaining amount of the total remuneration. |
| 3. | Notice No. 167 published in the Government Gazette No. 50757 of 5 June 2024 is hereby repealed. |
Given under my Hand at Pretoria on this 09 day of January, Two Thousand and Twenty Six.
President
SCHEDULE |
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REMUNERATION OF THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT, MINISTERS AND DEPUTY MINISTERS AS ADJUSTED BY 3.8% WITH EFFECT FROM 01 APRIL 2025 |
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GRADE |
PAY LEVEL |
POSITION |
1 April 2025 |
EB |
1 |
Deputy President |
3 284 911 |
EC |
1 |
Minister |
2 792 155 |
ED |
1 |
Deputy Minister |
2 299 398 |