November 2, 2005
By Ndaba Dlamini
AFTER their annual performance review by a remuneration panel for the 2004/05 financial year, top city managers have received salary increases and performance bonuses, depending on their performance scores.
City manager Pascal Moloi has received a salary top up of R67 577,48 on his total cost to employer of R938 576 - an increase of 7,2 percent. He also pockets a bonus of R62 884,60.
The municipality must, in terms of section 58 of the Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000, "publish the salary scales and benefits applicable to posts of the municipal manager and every manager [who] is directly accountable to the municipal manager".
Individual final performance scores of city managers are determined by a performance management system run by an independent performance management and remuneration panel. The panel is made up of public business representatives, academics and former government officials.
Following the performance review, Sibongile Mazibuko, the City's chief operations officer, got a raise of 9,7 percent, up from R879 807 to R965 148,28. She also gets a bonus of R175 961,40.
Mankodi Moitse, the executive director of finance, strategy and economic development, also received an increase of 9,7 percent on her current package of R773 500, bringing it to R848 529,50. Moitse takes home a bonus of R116 025.
The executive director of planning, transportation and environment, Amanda Nair, has a package of R782 693,60.
Reuben Denge, the executive director of corporate services, now earns R852 055,75, a 9,7 percent increase. He qualified for a R155 342,89 bonus.
Uhuru Nene, the director of housing, received a 9,7 percent raise, taking her package to R811 780. She also received a R98 420 bonus.
The chief of police, Chris Ngcobo, got a 9,7 percent increase, bringing his new pay packet to R903, 138,99. Ngcobo also takes home a R109 496,34 bonus.
Audrey Gule, the head of emergency management services, received an increase of 9,7 percent, taking her package from R600 000 to R658 200, with a bonus of R120 000.
Prem Govender, director of the contract management unit, also received a 9,7 percent increase on his salary of R828 750, bringing his new package to R909 138,75. Govender pockets a R124 312,50 bonus.
Region 8 director Jakoob Makda also got an increase of 9,7 percent, bringing his new package to R853 767,36 from R778 274,71. He also takes home a bonus of R155 654,94.
Steven Sack, the director of arts, culture and heritage, received an increase of 9,7 percent on his current package of R550 000. His new package is R603 350. Sack takes home R82 500 as a bonus for his performance in the past financial year.
Also getting a 9,7 percent raise, Refik Bismila, the director of health, now earns a package of R821 072,30, from R748 470,65. His performance qualified him for a bonus of R149 694,13.
All these figures are before tax.
Progress
According to a City statement, all the City officials who had been awarded merit increases and performance bonuses had recorded significant progress in their performance areas.
"The outstanding performance of this team has also been recognised by the Local Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi, who has often deployed them to municipalities with lesser capacity through Project Consolidate," it reads.
These officials have also recorded significant progress in their performance areas. Unaccounted for water has been reduced from 39 percent in the 200/03 financial year to 32,8 percent in 2004/05. There have also been significantly fewer instances of lower voltage power outages.
The number of tarred roads in Soweto have been increased by 100 percent, beating the December 2005 deadline after 100 years of dirt roads. Among other achievements, new parks, sports facilities, libraries and other amenities have been built in previously disadvantaged areas.
"Under their leadership, the City has created an environment that encourages better performance among employees," reads the City statement.
"The performance management system is regarded as one of the most effective and consistent within the municipal sector. The system is applied in a creative and transparent way to ensure that service delivery is accelerated at all times."
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