Unfortunately, many South Africans are not in such an advantageous position. Although data limitations preclude an exact measurement of this point, we get some sense of its scale from the Labour Force Dynamics report published by Statistics South Africa. It shows that, between 2010 and 2015, the median wage in South Africa increased by just 6.9%. The median for skilled people increased by 37.8%.
The price level rose by 30.0%. This strongly implies that some earnings are better protected from inflation than others.5  Finally, inflation affects wealth. For a rich South African with shares in big companies and some real estate, more inflation is not much of a problem.