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Payroll and compliance in Africa
Practical writing about running payroll across African markets — what each country actually deducts, how to pay a team spread across borders, and when payroll software beats a local bureau. Every post opens with a direct answer, because you came here with a question.
- Buying payroll 25 June 2026 · 4 min read
Payroll software vs outsourcing in Africa: costs compared
Outsourcing payroll is cheaper for very small teams. Payroll software is cheaper past roughly ten to fifteen employees per country, and sooner if you operate in more than one. The reason is structural: software is priced on headcount, while a bureau is priced on headcount and activity.
Makena Mantu · Business Unit Lead, Mediacent
- Payroll operations 4 June 2026 · 4 min read
How to run payroll for a remote team across African countries
You cannot run one payroll filing across several African countries, because each country taxes its own residents through its own authority. You can run one payroll process that fans out into the correct filing per country. This guide covers the structures, what differs between markets, and what breaks as you scale.
Makena Mantu · Business Unit Lead, Mediacent
- Compliance 12 May 2026 · 4 min read
Payroll compliance in Kenya: PAYE, NSSF and SHIF explained
Kenyan employers must deduct PAYE for KRA, NSSF contributions, SHIF for the Social Health Authority, and the Affordable Housing Levy from every payslip. The rates change with each Finance Act, but the structure does not. This guide explains what each deduction is, who collects it, and what employers get wrong.
Makena Mantu · Business Unit Lead, Mediacent
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