"What Are the Courses?": Project Developer Earning R82,000 in One Month Has Mzansi Questioning

• A South African project developer who installs lighting in buildings and malls revealed an R82,000 payslip despite holding only a matric certificate
• The salary breakdown shared by Instagram creator @liferesetwithboni showed a R40,000 basic salary topped up by R42,000 in commission
• South Africans flooded the comments demanding to know which short courses made the high-earning career possible

A South African project developer with only a matric qualification and a handful of short courses pulled in R82,000 in a single month. The salary reveal was shared on 6 August 2026 by Instagram creator @liferesetwithboni, and it quickly got people talking.

The payslip belonged to someone who specialises in installing lighting in commercial buildings and shopping malls. Their basic salary sat at R40,000, with an additional R42,000 in commission bringing the total to R82,000 for that month. The creator pointed out that even in a slower commission month, around R10,000, the base salary alone still makes the career a solid choice.

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Short Courses drive the curiosity

What made the post blow up was not just the figure itself. It was the realisation that the person achieved this without a university degree. The creator noted that the worker held a matric certificate and had completed short courses, though the specific courses were not mentioned in the video.

View the Instagram video below:

Mzansi reacts to the project developer's payslip

That detail left thousands of viewers on @liferesetwithboni's page hungry for answers. The comment section filled up almost immediately with people asking the same question: which short courses?

@phoenixcharts wrote:

"It's all about luck"

@liferesetwithboni replied:

"I'm waiting for the short courses list."

@_nqaba_ asked:

"What are the courses"

@mapsmalepe joked:

"When will we get a nepotism salary statement? 😂"

@9414.fabian reacted:

"The tax 😢😢😢😢"

@matlhogonolo71118 shared:

"Why is UIF so low but tax this high, that's disgusting and unfair..."

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Source: Briefly News