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[TOP STORY] ‘Obscene’ CEO packages spark fresh outrage amid SA’s harsh realities

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‘Every year we see more and more, bigger and bigger numbers. There's just no connection whatsoever between the economic reality of the country and of the workers, and of what these people are earning,’ says Tracey Davies, executive director at Just Share.

26 Nov 2025 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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