Minimum Wage 2024 South Africa. As of march 1, 2024, the new national minimum wage (nmw) in south africa is r27,58 per hour. The 2022 national minimum wage was revised from r21,69 to r23,19 per hour.

On 2 february 2024, the minister of employment and labour published the revised national minimum wage in the government gazette. The national minimum hourly wage rate has been increased to r27,58 per hour from 1 march 2024.