President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement comes after Cosatu called on the president not to approve the salary increases amid tough economic challenges.
It will be no different for chairperson of the national council of provinces Thandi Modise‚ and their deputies.
“The president appreciates that for government to have wider support for its programmes‚ it must implement and demonstrate through practical actions its commitment to exercising prudence‚” Diko said.
Constitutional Court judges and all other judges will see their paychecks increase by 2.5% from April 1‚ 2018. However‚ magistrates will get 4% increases.
While the economy grew by 2.2% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of 2018‚ bringing to an end a technical recession‚ the economy is mostly sluggish. Unemployment currently sits at over 27% while the cost of living has drastically increased.