Insights from our Africa HR Solutions experts
Eddie van Zyl
Africa Payroll Specialist
Africa HR Solutions
South Africa
Eddie van Zyl is an Africa payroll specialist at Africa HR Solutions with more than 15 years of experience in Sage 300 Payroll and HR across the continent. He writes on payroll operations and payroll trends in Africa.
When was your business’ last payroll audit? Here’s why your company needs one.
Payroll audits are serious business – and your business might be in serious trouble if you fail to have one done. A payroll audit is performed to ensure that everything about your payroll system is in working order. It ensures that there are no anomalies, no errors,...
The Cash Challenge in Africa: why payroll is more complex in Africa
Payroll is, by design, not the simplest of processes. And in Africa’s budding economies in particular, immature financial infrastructures and a variety of region-specific hurdles make payroll payments that much harder for foreign employers. It’s not only payroll that...
5 key takeaways from our “Tapping into Africa: Your 2023 Hiring Blueprint” Webinar
If you have missed this webinar but still want to capitalise on the insights shared by Alex Daruty, Head of Commercial at Africa HR Solutions, you are in the right place! Here are 5 things you should know when considering a business expansion into the African...
6 Invisible Benefits of a Centralised Payroll System
How much will your company’s ROI be once you have implemented a centralised payroll system? What will be the percentage of efficiency gained? How much faster can the payroll process become? Most of the benefits we value when choosing a centralised payroll system are...
5 Payroll Trends not to Miss in 2023
Payroll is a cornerstone of business for companies of any size. But it is also dynamic and evolves together with technological and work revolutions, constantly raising the bar and setting new standards for efficiency. Don’t be the one to lag behind your competitors,...
Flexibility in Payroll Outsourcing: Why Your Business Needs a Customised Payroll Solution
Last modified: July 14, 2026 Payroll management can be a challenging experience for companies, especially in Africa, where business regulations and labour laws are often complex and ever-changing. This is why many businesses expanding in Africa choose to outsource...
Switching Payroll Providers: An In-Depth Guide
Whether that is because of frequent errors, unfortunate clashes or an outdated payroll system, changing payroll providers is often a step charged with apprehension, even when you are convinced that the change is for the better. As you may know by now, nothing that is...
6 Tips to Handle Payroll for Multinationals in Africa
Payroll is a basic function that all Organisations - both for-profit and nonprofit ones - have to fulfill. Yet it is complex by nature, and becomes exceedingly more difficult to handle when companies cross borders and seek to conquer other markets. Faced with truly...
Nonprofit payroll: what you need to know about Nigeria’s tax laws for NGOs
When you think of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Africa, the terms "Nonprofit Payroll" and "Tax compliance" are not likely to come to mind. Instead, like most NGOs, you may think of efforts to secure funding, to reach out to locals, and to overcome cultural...
Payroll Errors: 3 Expert Tips to Avoid Them at All Costs
Every successful, error-free payroll run is the reflection of a robust payroll system, consolidated in order to prevent errors. After all, payroll is a tricky process, one that is most difficult to get right, considering the many odds that payroll teams must face:...
10 Most Common Payroll Questions Answered
Payroll often comes across as a necessary evil, a hurdle that Organisations, much like your own, must overcome as they strive to grow. Undoubtedly complex, disconcertingly detailed and stressful due to time constraints and the consequences of failure, payroll...
Payroll in Africa: How is Benefits Distribution Different Across The Continent?
The holiday season is fast approaching, and you know what that means: on top of the 13th-month bonuses, customary in various African countries, leave is also a great incentive for your employees to feel rewarded when allocating their payroll. But did you know that, in...