The South African government has published the official salaries it pays to kings, queens and other traditional leaders for the 2018 financial year.
BusinessTech reports that after a pay freeze in 2017, the majority of traditional leaders in the country will see their salaries increase between 4.5% and 8%. This is in line with the increases given to ministers, MPs and other senior members of government gazetted late last year.
As of 2010, South Africa recogniSes seven royal families in the country, after a recommendation by a traditional leadership commission that South Africa lose six of its kings and queens.
Of the 13 recognised traditional kingdoms recognised previously, only seven will remain once the current incumbent rulers of the identified kingdoms have passed away.
These traditional leaders are paid by the South African government.
Note:
NHTL = National House of Traditional Leaders – PHTL = Provincial House of Traditional Leaders
Position Previous salary (Rands) New salary (Rands) %
King/Queen 1 126 057 1 176 730 4.5%
Chair: NHTL 817 842 858 734 5.0%
Full Time Chair: PHTL 673 603 707 284 5.0%
Deputy Chair: NHTL 625 524 656 800 5.0%
Full Time Dept-chair PHTL 577 281 606 145 5.0%
Full Time Member: NHTL 356 923 378 339 6.0%
Full Time Member: PHTL 305 959 324 317 6.0%
Senior Traditional Leader 228 650 246 942 8.0%
Headmen/Headwomen 96 460 106 106 8.0%
