Reuters reports that National Treasury on Wednesday supported the report by a Nedlac advisory panel that suggested a national minimum wage of R3,500, thereby throwing its political weight behind the initiative.  

“The report represents ... an important milestone in our government's efforts over the years in this regard,” Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was quoted as saying in a statement.

• A short report is at Business Report
• See too, Treasury supports national minimum wage report, at Engineering News

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