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Deputy finance minister says public wage bill is too high

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo said on Sunday, the government cannot afford the public service wage bill, as it’s too high.

He says it’s been in talks with labour unions about the last leg of wage agreements.

Cuts of nearly R38-billion are proposed this year. R55-billion next year and over R67-billion the following year.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced plans to trim the bill.

Masondo was speaking to Karima Brown on The Fix. He said the government has been having informal discussions with labour representatives.

Masondo said the government’s existing debt is too high and economic growth is needed to maintain payment.

In other news – Twitter in serious fight over Lady Zamar’s rape drama

Lady Zamar was allegedly raped by Sjava after the two musicians performed at the Royal Heritage Festival in Limpopo in 2017, Sunday World has revealed.

Lady Zamar

Twitter was abuzz on Sunday morning, after Sunday World revealed that musician Lady Zamar has opened a case of rape against an ex-lover, Sjava. According to reports, Lady Zamar opened the case in November last year at the Lyttleton police station in Pretoria. continue reading

Source: eNCA