THE THICK END OF THE WEDGE
Cyril has chickenfeed to take to ANC fight
Ramaphosa’s candidacy to replace Jacob Zuma as ANC president and head of state is proving much tougher going than it should, writes Peter Bruce
To be frank, R3,500 is not a lot to arrive with at an ANC elective congress as you pitch for the leadership of the party. So far, it is all Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has in his pocket. And only just. The "broad agreement" on a R3,500 minimum wage still has a long way to go if Cyril is to be able to present it as a concrete achievement. Many unions will reject it. And there is going to be a really tough battle to get "broad agreement" on a new understanding, if not a law, that requires unions to ballot their members before a strike. That, at least, is what business would expect. Until recently, employers punted a national minimum wage of R1,500, while the unions wanted R4,500.Business gave Cyril a break and they’ll expect something in return. The possibility that a second ballot would be required if a strike went on for too long seems dead in the water. Ramaphosa’s candidacy to replace Jacob Zuma as ANC president and, if the fragmenting ruling party can hold its vote above 50%...
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