Solidarity today strongly condemned the new minimum wage of R23,19 per hour, as announced by Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi. According to Solidarity, Minister Nxesi would have had a much more positive effect on the labour market and the economy if he had scrapped the minimum wage altogether. “It is inconceivable that the country with the highest unemployment on the planet continues to trample upon people's chances of employment. While the economy is still struggling to recover from ...