Minimum Wage Increase 2024 South Africa. Employment and labour minister t.w nxesi has announced a new national minimum wage (nmw) determination from r25,42 to r27,58 for each ordinary hour worked. As in previous years, the adjustment provides exceptions for several worker groups, including:

Union federation cosatu has proposed a national minimum wage increase of 8% for 2025, which the democratic alliance (da) has warned risks increasing employment in. While i commend obaseki for his statement, all the governors should have realised that since may 29, 2023, when the subsidy was removed, they need to increase the minimum wage.