Malema warns councillors – pay half your salary to the EFF or you are out

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Malema warns councillors – pay half your salary to the EFF or you are out

EFF councillors have to hand over half their salaries for the next three months to recover money spent during the local government elections, party leader Julius Malema said on Monday.

 

[zizo911]

Why doesn't the MP give half their salaries also...

 

[xumwun]

Has this now become some EFF groupie site or something?

 

[Deadmanza]

Why doesn't the MP give half their salaries also...

Trough Hierarchy.

 

[R13...]

Why doesn't the MP give half their salaries also...

Looks like MPs give 15% for the term of office not just 3 months. The DA apparently take 2% while the ANC don't say how much.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Is this even legit? Half of your salary seems a crazy amount.

 

[Nerfherder]

Is this even legit? Half of your salary seems a crazy amount.

They agreed to it up front.


Its better than making the general public pay.

 

[PsychoCC]

They agreed to it up front.


Its better than making the general public pay.

Explain how they agreed for it upfront? Imagine your company saying that all employees only receive halfpay for 3 months due to past 2 months expenses and if you disagree you get fired? This is based on an assumption from the information provided in the article that there was no agreement prior, so this was forced on them all. (Talking about the 50%, not the 15% which is stated is normal deduction, which is a moot point in any case if your salary is adjusted upwards by x % before the "donation" then and to then to have the PR card to play.)

 

[skimread]

If this is half before tax. Ouch

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

This is common practice everywhere. The councillor has a job because the party ran the campaign for him/her to get a job in the first place. While other parties are quiet about it, Juju makes it out to be something new they are doing.