This wage only half an idea

What do you do when things are unaffordable in your country? Revert to labour law, implement a minimum wage that can be circumnavigated through desperation and claim you've done a good thing as all other good things become more expensive?

- Richard Chemaly

Seems like that was the plan and I'm not sure how beneficial it's been.

Working studies are our claiming that it makes labour unaffordable while those who saw a spike in pay after being financially abused would claim direct benefit. Some may be getting the same pay but working less as a result. Whatever the effect of the minimum wage, you're going to get several different opinions of it.

One thing we can all agree on is that R27.58 doesn't buy you a whole lot. In a couple of years, that could be one kilowatt hour of electricity, or a cup of water. What would be the natural reaction in that case? Raise the minimum wage obviously. What a wonderful idea. As things get more expensive, give people more money. It's especially easy when it's not your money and you make it a condition of doing business in South Africa.