Question NW2996 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Reply:

Department of Cooperative Governance:

1. (a)The Department of Cooperative Governance paid out employees a total amount of R 3 321 403 in bonuses and (b) the detailed breakdown of the bonuses paid out to each employee on each salary level in the 2016/17 financial year is as follows:

Salary Level	Total number of employees who received bonuses	Total Amount
3	14	R 72 116
4	3	R 31 187
5	9	R 54 590
6	43	R 394 645
7	15	R 200 947
8	18	R 258 563
9	21	R 302 037
10	1	R 33 081
11	43	R 1 128 968
12	10	R 388 101
13	7	R 274 055
14	9	R 409 946
15	1	R 58 556
16	0	R 0
Total	193	R 3 321 403

2. The total estimated amount that will be paid out in bonuses to employees in the Department is R 4 133 229 and (b) the detailed breakdown of the bonuses that will be paid out to each employee in each salary level in 2017-18 financial year is as follows:

Salary Level	Total number of employees who received bonuses	Total Amount
3	20	R 105 848
4	2	R 17 873
5	11	R 120 862
6	37	R 397 318
7	14	R 199 052
8	17	R 248 754
9	31	R 530 571
10	1	R 22 581
11	46	R 1 619 911
12	10	R 464 251
13	6	R 294 457
14	2	R 111 751
15	0	R 0
16	0	R 0
Total	197	R 4 133 229

 

Department of Traditional Affairs:

1. The Department of Traditional Affairs is in the process of finalising performance assessments for 2016/17 performance cycle and there were no performance bonus payments paid to the officials for the above mentioned performance cycle
2. The department’s approach on performance is based on prior expenditure. However, in this case, there are no transactions recorded yet.