Khama earns �peanuts�

Oarabile Mosikare | Wednesday June 11, 2014 06:00

 

This is in comparison with their counterparts in South Africa and Namibia. President Ian Khama earns P518,782 per annum following Parliament’s passing of amendments to clauses providing for remuneration of Members of Parliament (MPs), members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi, judges and non-unionised members of public service. Khama now earns about P43,231,88 per month, way below what MPs take home in South Africa, and a little over P1,000 of what Namibian backbencher earns.  

The new salary structure is reflected in a bill published in the Government Gazette in April by acting Minister of President Affairs and Public Administration Shaw Kgathi, amending the National Assembly (Salaries and Allowances) Act following four percent salary increment for public servants. 

Khama’s basic salary, in comparison to those of colleagues Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia and Jacob Zuma of South Africa, is peanuts. 

According to the recent article in the Namibian, Pohamba earns N$1,2 million (about P996,000) in non-cash and cash, which amounts to N$100,000 per month (about P83,000). Zuma earns an annual salary of R2.8 million (about P2.3 million) that amounts to P191,666.67 per month. 

In Botswana a minister earns about P26,607,42 monthly while in Namibia and South Africa, they earn N$78,000 per month (about P64,740) and R175,000 (about P145,250) respectively. 

An ordinary Member of Parliament (MP) in Namibia earns around N$51,000 per month, P42,330 in local currency.

In neighbouring South Africa, an MP earns a monthly salary of about P80,000, an equivalent of P66,400. Their Botswana counterparts earn a paltry P16,797,83 per month.