Salaries in South Africa are forecast to increase by 5.5% in 2025, giving salaried workers a real increase of around 1%—the ‘new normal’ in the country after a real 2% hike for years. This is according to forecasting done by payroll consultancy Axiomatic, which analysed the country’s prevailing inflation and economic conditions and company pay trends.

 What are you going to do with your 1% increase in your salary?