What does it mean to be middle class in SA?

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What does it mean to be middle class in SA?
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The the average monthly salary in SA’s formal sector is R26,791 according to StatsSA.

According to Statistics South Africa , the average monthly salary in SA’s formal sector is R26,791 as noted in the body’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey

Additionally, Discovery Bank added in its SpendTrend 2024 report that middle-income South Africans earn between R100,000 and R350,000 a year, which is around R8,000 to R29,000 per month. While looking at the period from January to March of 2024, StatsSA said that there were 8.2 million unemployed South Africans. This number has risen to 8.3 million in the period from April to June 2024.StatsSA noted that 3.6 million South Africans or 35.2% out of 10.3 million young people aged 15 to 24 years were not in employment, education programmes or in training.

Specifically, the researchers found that for people in income brackets above R40,000, debt spending falls sharply, and disposable income rises to match. The data found that 18.1% of tenants were in rent arrears in Q2 of 2024 compared to 18.4% a year earlier.IOL Business spoke to two middle-class South Africans based in Cape Town.Roman Daniel, a candidate attorney based in Observatory said that he earns less than most people think he earns but knows that his salary will increase as he progresses in this vocation.Daniel saidas yet, but hopes in the future to get that as he sees it as a priority.

She acknowledged that medical aid has become a major necessity for her as she embarks on her parenting journey with her husband.

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