Tag: unemployment
New minimum wage threatens agri industry
The Department of Employment and Labour published the annual adjustment to the national minimum wage in the Government Gazette on 8 February....
#AgriMarkets: The localisation strategy in SA agriculture
The South African government is currently drafting its localisation strategy as part of various measures underpinning the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan....
Agri SA concerned about proposed national minimum wage
The current proposal by the National Wage Commission to increase the national minimum by 1,5% above inflation must be challenged. Shouldn’t South...
Agri SA R1 billion food drive initiative
It is with great excitement that Agri SA calls upon the government and private sector to contribute to the R1 billion food...
When the economy turns in our favour
This year has already (and quite briskly) marched past the six-month mark. In July 2017, I wrote an article for FarmBiz on South Africa’s...