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Cost of Doing Business

Personnel Cost

The Retail Sector Wage Schedule, 2014/15 [incl. Automotive]:

Job Type	Average minimum wage per month
Assistant Manager	5 142.02
Cashiers	2 994.27
Clerks	3 563.86
Displayer	3 580.68
Gross Vehicle Mass < 3500 kg	2 687.37
Gross Vehicle Mass 3501 < 9000 kg	3 250.71
Artisans: Gross Vehicle Mass 9001 < 16000 kg	3 720.68
Gross Vehicle Mass 16000 kg >	4 093.12
Forklift Operator	2 596.84
General Assistant, Trolley Collector	2 471.98
Managers	5 609.79
Merchandiser	2 566.30
Security guard	2 643.58
Sales assistant, Sales person	3 563.86
Shop assistants	2 814.72
Supervisor	4 369.32
Trainee Manager	4 697.56

Average Nominal House Prices

* Source: TIKZN using House Price South Africa

House Price South Africa uses ABSA house prices for the middle segment. Prices are based on the total purchase price of all houses (including all improvements) for which loan applications were approved by ABSA Bank. Prices are smoothed for all houses between 80m² and 400m².

City of uMhlathuze (Richards Bay) Tariffs

Water Tariffs:

Domestic
0- 0.2kl per day	0.000
0.2 – 0.5kl per day	1.961
0.5 – 1.0kl per day	5.434
Above 1.0kl per day	6.032
Other consumers
0.0 – 0.5kl per day	1.961
0.5 – 1.0kl per day	5.164
Above 1.0kl per day	5.860

Electricity Tariffs:

Domestic
Domestic prepayment high consumption	0.6201
Domestic prepayment low consumption	0.5699
Domestic conventional energy	0.5100
Domestic conventional service charge	124.6300
Commercial tariffs
Commercial prepayment	0.7378
Commercial conventional <=60A	0.6103
Commercial conventional service charge	221.2200

Refuse Removal Tariffs:

Domestic
Household 1 x per week
Rebates: property valued R100,000 and less	100%
Rebates: property valued R100,000 to R150,000	25%
Commercial and other
2 x per week	179.57
3 x per week	269.65
4 x per week	359.68
5 x per week	449.47
6 x per week	539.27
7 x per week	629.32

Msunduzi Municipality (Pietermaritzburg) Tariffs

Water Tariffs, Domestic and Commercial:

Domestic
Scale 2 (1) – Domestic 0 – 6kl per month	R 26.01
Scale 2 (2) – domestic: 7kl and over per month	R 8.56
Commercial and other
Scale 3A – Flats, Simplexes Unit	R 8.02
Scale 3B – Flats (non-rateable) Unit	R 11.04
Scale 4A – Commercial Unit	R 8.94
Scale 4B – Commercial (non-reteable) Unit	R 11.04
Scale 5 – Builders, Construction Sites Unit	R 11.04

Electricity tariffs:

Domestic
Domestic prepayment high consumption	0.6201
Domestic prepayment low consumption	0.5699
Domestic conventional energy	0.5100
Domestic conventional service charge	124.6300
Commercial tariffs
Commercial prepayment	0.7378
Commercial conventional <=60A	0.6103
Commercial conventional service charge	221.2200

Refuse Removal Tariffs (Based on Relevant Electricity Scale):

Domestic
Single phase up to 80A	R 49.40
Three phase up to 100A	R 49.40
Business/Commercial
Small power users – Single phase up to 80A	R 141.52
Small power users - Three phase up to 100A	R 141.52
Large power users – Supply taken at 400V	R 141.52
Large power users - Supply taken at 6.6 or 11kV	R 141.52
Flat rate E Tariff	R 49.40
Flats/Simplexes	R 41.86
Basic	R 24.71

Property Rental Rates

Province	Type of Business Space and rental range (R/m2 per month, excl VAT)
Province	Office		Retail		Factory		Warehouse
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
Eastern Cape	20	150	23	90			10	94
Gauteng	20	600	20	605	22	79	10	65
KwaZulu-Natal	38	124	29	130	40	50	39	43
Western Cape	20	300	23	170	16	35	14	53

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