LETTER: Minimum wages did not destroy jobs in Germany
SIR — Jasson Urbach claims (Business Day, September 4) that the introduction of the national minimum wage in Germany had “adverse consequences” and cost jobs. But the author misunderstands the experience of minimum wages in Germany. The growing consensus in Germany is that the effects of this policy innovation have so far been generally positive. […]
Towards a Decent Standard of Living – Policy Brief Number 4
The discussion regarding a decent standard of living in South Africa has received renewed impetus with the ratification in 2015 by the South African government of the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which former President Nelson Mandela signed at the UN in September 1994. The South African National Development Plan 2030 […]
Sufficiency Dialogue 2017 in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation – 14 March 2017
The dialogue sought to get to the heart of what citizens desire and deem enough to feel safe, fed, secure and enabled to perform without the pervasive ‘threats to survival’. Speaking to ideals of permanently transcending poverty and living sustainably. Participants(Left to Right): Isobel Frye(SPII), Leigh-Ann Naidoo(Wits University) , Jabu Mabuza (Business Leadership S.A), Faeza Meyer […]
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SPII STATEMENT ON THE MASS PROTEST ACTION TAKING PLACE ON FRIDAY 07 APRIL 2017
SPII supports the peaceful protestors who are demonstrating their anger and frustration at the state of our economy and the crisis of governance that is impacting upon all South African’s hope for a better life. The fulfilment of socio-economic rights remains central to building the equal, prosperous, democratic society that our liberation movements fought so […]
The debate on national minimum wages in South Africa
Last week in a twitter debate, former Reserve Bank governor, Tito Mboweni, said that no worker in South Africa should earn less than R3,000 per month. He called for sectoral minimum wages to be enforced as opposed to a single minimum wage across the board as is being proposed by the government. He said that […]
Welfare Kids’ Funeral Cover Pits Insurers Against S. Africa
By Franz Wild andThembisile Augustine Dzonzi Sanlam Ltd. and Lion of Africa Assurance Co. are among insurers whose sale of funeral policies for children on welfare has led to a confrontation with South Africa’s government, which wants to end the practice. Agents for the companies and other insurers sell policies to parents or guardians who receive […]
Zero minimum wage equals maximum shame
By Angelo BUsiness is serving its own interests at the expense of the country by stalling on fair pay, writes Angelo Louw The introduction of a national minimum wage is a contentious issue that has been repeatedly delayed by a narrow focus on its potential impact on company bottom lines; but, as long as the […]
Minimum Wage Debate
“The National Minimum Wage clearly has advocates and nay-sayers. What is interesting about the following article is that despite the positive content in the article about national minimum wages, the headline suggests otherwise. Furthermore, the article does not comment anywhere on the issue of wage inequalities in South Africa, which is one of the legacies […]
SPII TALK Newsletter, 1st Quarter, April 2015
Despite riches among southern African countries, there are growing social and economic inequalities between rich and poor.These growing inequalities, including income inequality,have made it difficult for many people to afford basic needs such as healthcare, education and adequate food
