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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s salary increase was approved by the National Assembly on Tuesday, with MPs voting to implement a 3.8% inflation-linked adjustment that raises his pay from about R3.3 million to just under R3.5 million a year, reports Cape {town} Etc.

The rise follows a recommendation from the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-Bearers, which had advised a 4.1% adjustment.

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The Presidency said the president accepted the commission’s advice but applied different percentages to different categories of office-bearers, with the 3.8% figure covering members of the national executive and provincial legislatures.

Opposition MPs criticised the decision in a lively sitting, saying the increase is hard to justify while many South Africans face stagnant wages and rising costs.

Poppy Mailola of the EFF said: ‘We are talking about a 3.8% increase on a salary of nearly R4m per year. This is an increase on an already extremely comfortable salary.’

Parliamentarians argued the rise is technically routine and linked to inflation. Critics urged the president to decline the extra pay as a matter of principle.

The Presidency’s statement said the determination takes effect from 1 April 2026 and followed due process.

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