·28 Nov 2025
Salaries in South Africa are taking a beating, and it’s because annual salary increases follow a CPI basket that doesn’t reflect the real inflation rate faced by different income levels.
This is according to Chris Blair, Group Director at remuneration and HR analytics firm 21st Century, who noted that South Africans are increasingly feeling their salaries fall behind the cost of living.
“There is absolutely no doubt that South Africans are feeling the squeeze, and although wages are rising, they are nowhere near fast enough to…
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