AfriTaxCalc is an independent publisher of salary and tax calculators for African countries. We cover South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, and we're building toward covering the region — one country at a time, each one verified to the same standard.
Why we built this
Working out your take-home pay shouldn't require a finance degree, and checking whether a calculator is even accurate shouldn't be impossible. Across the region, too many salary calculators run on old tax tables, gloss over country-specific details like Zimbabwe's dual-currency system or its AIDS levy, or simply copy figures from one another without ever checking the source. For someone trying to understand their payslip, compare a job offer, or plan a budget, a wrong number isn't a minor annoyance — it's a real financial decision made on bad information.
We built AfriTaxCalc to be the calculator we'd trust ourselves: accurate, transparent about where its numbers come from, honest about what it can and can't tell you, and clear about when it was last checked.
Who's behind AfriTaxCalc
AfriTaxCalc is built and run by Kuda Mativenga, ACMA CGMA, a chartered management accountant with more than 15 years in finance leadership. He started his career at the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) and has since worked in finance in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and the UK. You can read more about his work at kudamativenga.com.
How we're different
Verified figures, from official sources only. Every number traces to an official government publication — SARS, ZIMRA, NamRA, NSSA, the Social Security Commission, the Department of Employment and Labour — never to another calculator. Our full approach is set out on our methodology page.
Tested, not just typed in. Our calculators are checked against hand-computed examples and automated tests before they go live, so the arithmetic is provably right.
Honest about currency and country detail. Zimbabwe's USD and ZiG systems, the AIDS levy, NSSA's ceiling, South Africa's age rebates and medical credits — we handle the details that generic calculators skip.
Transparent about dates. Every calculator shows what tax year it covers and when its figures were last verified.
What's next
We're expanding country by country, adding written guides that explain the tax rules in plain language, and keeping every figure current as budgets and tables change. If there's a country or a topic you'd like us to cover, we'd like to hear it.
This is general information, not tax advice. Contact us with questions, corrections, or suggestions.