Senzo Mchunu sets his sights on high earning state officials

Pay, perks of judges, SOE bosses and MPs to be cut or contained

08 March 2020 - 00:00 By QAANITAH HUNTER

The government is taking aim at the hefty salaries of executives at state-owned enterprises (SOEs), board fees, the salaries and benefits of judges and the perks of MPs, in a move to contain public sector expenditure and reduce state debt...

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