Security camera footage from a safari lodge:
Last guest of the night. Alone. Beer in hand. Scrolling his phone.
Behind him, a male lion walks in.
After-dark rules in the bush arenโt suggestions theyโre survival protocols.
Most guests never ask why. This is why.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ โผ๏ธ
Meet Sipho,
๐ฐSalary = R10,500
๐ฐPAYE = R521
๐ฐUIF = R105
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๐ฐNet salary = R9,874
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๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐๐:
๐ธRent = R3,000
๐ธWater & Electricity = R2,000
๐ธFood = R2,000
๐ธTransport = R1,500
๐ธInsurance = R700
= ๐ฅ๐ต,๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐ธEntertainment = R500
๐ธMedical = R300
๐ธPhone & Data = R200
๐ธClothing = R200
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๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น = ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ,๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ
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๐ดShortfall = ( -R526 )
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**๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ**
From the Income & Expenditure Survey ( IES) 22/23. Statssa
R3 out of every R4 spent went to:
๐กHousing & Utilities
๐กFood & Non-Alcoholic Beverages
๐กTransport
๐กFinancial Services & Insurance
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๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐:
Sipho isnโt even spending money excessively on luxuries. Most of it is going to โsurviving expensesโ.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ - ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ,
As the shortfall each month accumulates, many begin to rely on short term credit facilities, revolving loans, and other borrowings to get them through the month.
This leads to a growing debt burden which drags their spending power down further as their interest expense rises.
๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ - ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น.
Sipho is not even contemplating starting a family, or buying a new car or even looking at new homes. He is drifting further into a debt trap.
He is working to survive at this point, and his job is at risk in an economy that is not growing but supported on debt.
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผโ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐น.
This is JOHANNES MOSEHLA from Sekhukhune Limpopo.He is 83 years old his the oldest Comrades Marathon Finisher after completing the 89.98km #ComradesMarathon2025
Let's make him Famous
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