{"id":113718,"date":"2018-04-25T18:34:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T16:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/workers-fought-too-hard-for-freedom-to-accept-r20-h-minimum-wage\/"},"modified":"2018-04-25T18:34:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T16:34:55","slug":"workers-fought-too-hard-for-freedom-to-accept-r20-h-minimum-wage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/workers-fought-too-hard-for-freedom-to-accept-r20-h-minimum-wage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Workers fought too hard for freedom to accept R20\/h minimum wage\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/workers-fought-too-hard-for-freedom-to-accept-r20-h-minimum-wage\/\">\u2018Workers fought too hard for freedom to accept R20\/h minimum wage\u2019<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Workers fought too hard for freedom to accept R20\/h minimum wage&#8217;:<\/strong> Zwelinzima Vavi says the struggle for better wages didn\u2019t come cheap and workers will not settle for an insult of a minimum wage offered by government.  <br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/iwbheimjrvsj0ot6rhrm' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mabuza faces MPs&#8217; questions in National Assembly:<\/strong> Deputy President David Mabuza is set to face questions on investor confidence, state capture and job opportunities for the youth.<br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/ttgbjmwlmxivvckcqbi4' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>[WATCH LIVE] David Mabuza Q&#038;A Parliament:<\/strong> Deputy President David Mabuza is answering oral questions in the National Assembly on, among others, the state of investor confidence in SA&#8217;s  economy.<br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/n7e65rceygiqicoqnwby' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>[LISTEN] Zille explains latest tweets on colonialism:<\/strong> WC Premier Helen Zille says colonialism may have been evil but there are aspects of the its legacy which can be positive although these do not outweigh the bad.<br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/rkwfvtk2vrsuihwhqbxu' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Officials on high alert amid protests in Grabouw:<\/strong> There are reports of tyres being burnt in the roadway as well as vehicles being stoned. The N2 highway between Botriver and Gordons Bay remains closed in both directions. <br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/z1mslfhryabioitc76gw' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 burnt bodies found in bushes at Wells Estate:<\/strong> The exact cause of the deaths and injuries have yet to be determined but it\u2019s suspected to have been a vigilante attack.<br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/lfikd5s4wpsv82xdf5ou' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saftu protesters hand over memoranda of demands:<\/strong> Saftu affiliates have described the proposed minimum wage of R20 an hour as an insult and are instead demanding a R12,500 minimum salary for all workers in the country. <br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/zau3dustfpwxderyozkh' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Threat of violence&#8217; detected ahead of Nedbank Cup semi-final:<\/strong> Moses Mabhida Stadium manager Vusi Mazibuko says risks assessments were done ahead of last weekend\u2019s match.<br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/pb60tecfraoe71m9aav2' \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>CT\u2019s draft budget &#8216;unreasonable, unfair &#038; unjust&#8217;:<\/strong> The Water Crisis Coalition will hand over a petition containing more than 3,500 signatures. <br \/><img src='http:\/\/cdn.primedia.co.za\/primedia-broadcasting\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_289,q_70,w_463\/h7j7oblgnyh8m3fqcf8r' \/><\/p>\n<p>Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg or Gauteng Press Release to MyPR.co.za.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News from Africa<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"apo-widget-container\"><\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/workers-fought-too-hard-for-freedom-to-accept-r20-h-minimum-wage\/\">MyJHB<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\">MyJHB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Workers fought too hard for freedom to accept R20\/h minimum wage\u2019: &#8216;Workers fought too hard for freedom to accept R20\/h minimum wage&#8217;: Zwelinzima Vavi says the struggle for better wages didn\u2019t come cheap and workers will not settle for an insult of a minimum wage offered by government. 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