The CitizenSalaries increase, but households still struggle to afford more
Salaries in July increased to an average of over R20 000
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The CitizenThe CitizenDebt crisis: South Africans earning R50k and above need 103% of their salary for repayments
Starting each month financially on the back foot
The CitizenA good salary is not protection against debt, report highlights
The higher a person's income, the more credit they are offered.
The CitizenSalaries in South Africa hit two-year low as net pay drops to R21k
Salary growth has failed to keep pace with rising inflation, resulting in a continued decline in real earnings.
The CitizenHere are ways to make your first salary go further
What you do with your first few salaries could shape your financial life for years to come.
The CitizenHighest-paid teachers to earn R1.3m – Here’s how much others will get paid
'The applicable salary adjustment effective from 01 April 2026 for the relevant categories of employees.'
The CitizenSouth Africa’s top earners hit breaking point as debt swallows 100% of monthly income
The index found that those earning more than R50 000 a month need 101% of their salary to service debt.
The CitizenHere’s how the Middle East conflict could hurt your salary in South Africa
If inflation and economic challenges outpace salary growth, real incomes could shrink as the year progresses.
The CitizenWill 2026 be another positive year for salaries?
Geopolitical unrest across the world is not expected to affect South Africans’ salaries this year, an economist says.
The CitizenFight over salaries: Motus plans to change staff pay while CEO takes home R35 million
Motus said there will be no adjustments made to basic salaries.
The CitizenTshwane won’t appeal order to backdate salary increases
But this is a R2bn shock ‘it cannot withstand’.
The CitizenFirstRand increases banking employee salaries to R21k per month, CEO earns R933k
At least 44 of FirstRand’s lowest-paid banking employees could be paid with the CEO’s cash package.
The CitizenR90m per year: Meet Discovery Group’s highest-paid executive – and it’s not the CEO
Neville Koopowitz received a fixed salary of £1.1 million per year, approximately R25.4 million.