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R50,000 salary, but still broke: SA high earners drown in debt

IOL · 29 August 2026 at 10:00

R50,000 salary, but still broke: SA high earners drown in debt

DebtBusters’ Q2 2026 Debt Index shows that applicants earning more than R50,000 a month needed 103% of their take home pay to service debt.

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