When it comes to acting, some actors are paid more than others. This is because some of them appear on television full time while others appear for part time. In this article we talk about lowest paid actors in South Africa.
6 Lowest paid actors in South Africa
1. Hleziphi from Uzalo. It’s unbelievable that she earns R14 000 per month from Uzalo. The actress appear on television as a supporting actor. She doesn’t act full time. Sometimes she can spend a month without appearing on the show. According to other reports she is paid less because she got a bursary from Uzalo. They paid her university fee until she graduated. We hope her salary will be raised since she graduated already.
5. Nimrod from Skeem Saam whose real name is Buhle Maseko earns an estimated amount of R12 000 to 20 000. At some point he revealed that his character is challenging. Also sometimes he can spend a month without appearing on Skeem Saam. This means that he is call actor, he came to act when the role is available. It’s not a full time job.
4. Tibi from Scandal is one of the actor who earns an estimated amount of R12 000 to 15 000. As a child actor, this is highest salary for him. His character once appeared frequently for some time and stopped. We all know that Tibi is school boy so sometimes he will be at school. So we put his salary as lowest because his character deserves to earn more than that. He is a good actor.
3. Wallet from Skeem Saam whose real name is Molefe Monaisa. Although Wallet is a good actor, He earns an estimated amount of R12 000 per month. The actor only acts when his role is available which means he is a call actor. He doesn’t have a full agreement with Skeem Saam hence he came to act part time.
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2. Vho-Bororo from Muvhango. The character is played by Amosi Mulaudzi. He doesn’t appear on Muvhango full time which means he earns an estimated amount of R9 200 per month. As call actor, Amosi appears on Muvhango for 5 to 7 times per month. Also he is full time teacher which means acting is side hustle for him.
1. Screwdriver from Uzalo is the number 1 lowest paid actors in South Africa. He earns an estimated amount of R7 000 per month. The actor is paid whenever he appears on camera. You can see even his storyline doesn’t develop, he is still a screwdriver. Most people used to mock him for using a taxi while going to work. Even his standard of living is not that high. The reason being that he earns less salary.
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