Johannesburg – Mzansi Magic’s telenovela, The Queen, has been involved in a lot of scandal over firing some of its cast members and hiring new one. The matter of salaries has been a contentious one as the top actresses left because of what they call “unfair pay”.

Others left the soap after they complained about salary as they wanted an increase. Those include Rami Chuene and Vatiswa Ndara. While others left, The Queen employed new ones and South Africans will be surprised to see how much are they paid.

Now, here’s how much The Queen’s cast are getting paid

This information is from an online publication.

Our favourite and funny maid Thembsie Matu earns between R20 000- R25 000. She plays the role of Petronella. Loyiso McDonald and Zandile Msutwana have a take away salary of R30 000- R35 000 each. This is roughly to what Themba Ndaba, SK Khoza and Zenande Mfenyane also take away monthly.

However, the new recruits that just joined the soap are a bit expensive.

Rapulana Seiphemo who left Generations The Legacy to join The Queen, is reported to earn about R40 000 – R50 000 monthly. Jessica Nkosi and Ntando Duma are also reported to be receiving similar kind of money.

However, The Queen’s leading actress, Connie Ferguson’s salary was not revealed but one can guess she’s making a lot as she’s also the executive producer of the show.