{"id":96161,"date":"2026-02-20T18:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/trade-unions-challenge-tshwane-vip-protector-allowance"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:30:47","slug":"trade-unions-challenge-tshwane-vip-protector-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/trade-unions-challenge-tshwane-vip-protector-allowance","title":{"rendered":"Trade Unions Challenge Tshwane VIP Protector Allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Trade unions in the City of Tshwane are challenging the municipality\u2019s decision to implement a fixed R35,000 a month allowance for VIP protection officers.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the City of Tshwane council passed a motion to have all VIP protection officers in its metro police department paid a monthly allowance in lieu of overtime.<\/p>\n<p>VIP protection officers are tasked with protecting the mayor, deputy mayor, MMC\u2019s and other senior officials.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the busy and dynamic schedules of senior office bearers, VIP protection officers usually have to claim more than the 40-hour monthly cap on overtime.<\/p>\n<p>However, this has caused issues for the city with the Auditor General.<\/p>\n<p>As a way to resolve this, Tshwane\u2019s mayoral committee introduced a R35,000 monthly allowance that will be paid to all VIP protection officers, in addition to their salaries and regardless of how many hours they work.<\/p>\n<p>Lynette Burns-Coetzee, who\u2019s the regional manager for the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (IMATU), said organised labour wasn\u2019t properly consulted on this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about the money; it\u2019s about the fact that they don\u2019t manage the overtime for that VIP Protection Unit. There\u2019s no special skill; it\u2019s just people that get favouritised (sic) in being VIP protectors and the rest of TMPD [Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department] doesn\u2019t get that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) is also against the allowances with the matter now before the local labour forum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Trade unions in the City of Tshwane are challenging the municipality\u2019s decision to implement a fixed R35,000 a month allowance for VIP protection officers. 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