Business Day TV spoke to Benay Sager, executive head at DebtBusters August 21, 2026South Africans who applied for debt counselling in the second quarter needed an average of 64% of their take-home pay to service debt, down from 73% previously, but still a significant financial burden. Picture: (123rf) South Africans who applied for debt counselling in the second quarter needed an average of 64% of their take-home pay to service debt, down from 73% previously, but still a significant financial burden. The pressure is particularly acute among higher-income consumers; those earning more than R50,000 a month needed 103% of their income to meet debt repayments. DebtBusters executive head Benay Sager spoke to Business Day TV about the situation.Business Day