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Just in time: Denel will be able to pay June salaries

Article Mashadi Kekana - 26 Jun 2019

The SOE had announced on Tuesday that it was not going to be able to pay full salaries for the month but a lender has come to the rescue

The future must change for women

Article Alf James - 27 Jul 2018

Women are paid less than men, so their pensions are smaller

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Business elites mint it as workers, shareholders lose out

Article Thalia Holmes - 3 Apr 2014

A recently published book shows the top-paid chief executive in the country earned R190-million in 2012 - almost 2 400 times the average salary.

Zim: The politics of ‘salary-gate’

Africa Staff Reporter - 14 Feb 2014

Expectations that government would act on corruption are fast fading as the matter has become part of Zanu-PF's divisive succession battle.

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SA’s disposable income the highest since September 2010

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Aug 2013

New research shows that South Africa's take-home pay, and the number of people with more than R10 000 in disposable income, has increased.

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Report: Black women the lowest earners in SA

Article Sapa - 2 Apr 2013

White males in Gauteng are the highest earners in South Africa, with young black women in Limpopo the lowest, says the SA Institute of Race Relations.

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Private sector ignores Zuma’s pay freeze request

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Apr 2013

Jacob Zuma's call for a pay freeze has fallen on deaf ears in the private sector, with top officials continuing to rake in bonuses and increases.

Salaried employees ‘take home less’

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Jul 2012

BankservAfrica, the continent's largest automated clearing house, has launched an economic index that shows South Africa's economy is slowing.

Keeping tabs on executive pay

Article Staff Reporter - 24 May 2012

The debate on excessive executive pay is as hot as ever -- and what a difference 18 months makes to the discourse.

Policy set to curb salaries of VCs

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jun 2009

The education department has released a draft policy but have failed to follow guidelines recommended by a study conducted in 2005.

The vice in VC

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Nov 2008

Education Minister Naledi Pandor is to crack down on exorbitant salaries earned by vice-chancellors after they failed to regulate themselves.

Get a charitable status

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jun 2008

You've got the salary, the job title, and the shiny business cards to prove your work status. So why does something feel not quite right?

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