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Press Release: Statement from the National Coordinating Committee Meeting (5-6 March 2016) March 11, 2016 The National Coordinating Committee of the South African Food Sovereignty Campaign (SAFSC) met in Johannesburg from 4-6 March 2016, to address...

The National Union of Metalworkers strongly condemns the government’s proposed R20 an hour, R3500 a month national minimum wage for workers. First it is important to state upfront that the reason why the people of this country resolved to demand a national...

By Tonnie Iredia The previous week, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) set up a task force on food security to check the rising cost of food in Nigeria with a one week mandate to report back to council. The Task Force was made up of Ministers in charge...

Treasury is not in favour of a national minimum wage (NMW) of above R3 000, arguing that it would result in 715 000 job losses and an economic shrink of 2.1%. The treasury’s dire warning of the impact of the NMW is contained in the recommendations report...

Johannesburg, Nov 21 : South Africa has proposed a national minimum wage of 3,500 rands ($250) per month as the national minimum wage, officials said. On Sunday, South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said a government advisory panel was mandated...