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The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development today approved the draft notice regarding the remuneration for judges, magistrates and other public office bearers (POB).
 
Committee Chairperson Mr Xola Nqola said the committee considered the matters as per the draft notice. “We held extensive deliberations and gave serious consideration to the matters before it and even those matters, we are only aware of but are not before us, like the letter from the former Chief Justice to President Cyril Ramaphosa. At this stage, with the correspondence before the committee, we resolved to approve the remuneration increases,” Mr Nqola said.
 
Mr Nqola said the draft notice includes an increase in remuneration for judges, magistrates, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Public Protector (PP).
 
According to the notice, the President made a determination of a 3% increase for judges, magistrates, SAHRC and the PP for the 2023/24 financial year. He further determined an increase of 2.5% for judges, SAHRC and the PP for the 2024/25 financial year, and a 4.7% increase for magistrates.
 
“The committee made it clear that South Africa needs to move towards a single judiciary, which in turn will also assist with challenges regarding a difference in the remuneration between the salaries of magistrates and judges,” emphasised Mr Nqola.

Issued by the Parliamentary Communication Services on behalf of the chairperson of the portfolio committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Xola Nqola