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[File] Brandon Pretorius the DA’s City of Ekurhuleni Caucus Leader
The DA in the City of Ekurhuleni has raised concerns over salary increases awarded to two senior officials who are now on precautionary suspension.
Caucus leader Brandon Pretorius says Khemie Beharie, Head of Legal Services and Linda Gxasheka, Head of Human Resources, each received a 28% raise, which is about R585 000, just two months after being appointed to their departmental posts.
Both officials are currently suspended pending investigations linked to separate allegations from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
“In response to formal questions submitted in the January council meeting, the replies in black and white confirm that both HoD Khemie Beharie and HoD Linda received a 28% salary increase amounting to R585 000. This all happened in less than two months after the appointments. Perhaps it’s also important to note that within these same responses, it then further confirmed the subsequent cost-of-living adjustment increase, which then pushed their annual remuneration from approximately R2 million to nearly R2.7 million.”
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