South Africans take home an average salary of R21,228 a month, but are left with very little to cover emergencies.

South Africans take home an average salary of R21,228 a month, but are left with very little to cover emergencies.

South Africans take home an average salary of R21,228 a month, but are left with very little to cover emergencies.

Average take-home pay rose to R21,510 in May, but inflation pushed real earnings down to R20,262, the lowest level in about two years.