Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen has approved a once-off gratuity to be paid to qualifying non-returning councillors after the 3 August Local Government Elections. "National Treasury has already made available an amount of R309.3 million over the 2016 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to pay the gratuity of the non-returning councillors," the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said. In August 2011, the Independent … [Read more...] about Lose your seat and still get paid

