Fear lessl y the tr uth 21 Oktober 2011
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MDM to spend R16m on 76 jobs Matrics say farewell and prepare for final exams
Two pupils of the Kings Court in Modjadjiskloof, Mary Malatji and Kendy Ramopai caught the eye at the school’s matric farewell function at the picturesque Mosaic Restaurant in the mountains between Politsi and Modjadjiskloof.
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François Aucamp
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The Mopani District Municipality has placed recruitment advertising in newspapers (not the Bulletin, since they don’t seem to like fearlessly the truth) for 76 jobs at an estimated annual cost of well over R16 million. One of the job offers is for a bodyguard for the mayor, Mr Joshua Matlou! A total of six secretaries are needed — for the mayor, the speaker , the chief whip, corporate services, water services and the treasury — and they could earn R178 042,72 per annum plus a housing subsidy, enjoy medical aid, pension fund benefits and UIF contributions. At R14 836,89 per month plus all the subsidies and benefits the public service, sponsored by rate payers, has clearly left the private sector behind and yellow with envy. Of the 76, four are contract posts offering “a competitive remuneration package to be negotiated”. Top earners will be five assistant directors (of monitoring and reporting, housing, rural development and EPWP, infrastructure planning, maintenance and water quality), each at R314 601,61 per annum plus housing subsidy and transport allowance, medical and pension benefits etcetera. This represents a salary of R26 217 per month, plus all the benefits. The contract posts are for the bodyguard, a chief operation officer, a manager of legal services and a manager for organisational development. * The photo on the right, for illustrative purposes only, shows His Worship, The Right Honorable Joshua Matlou, and his bodyguards in front of the mayoral palace.
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No price tag though on bodyguard for his Excellency the Executive Mayor
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