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K Sectoral determination
wage for domestic workers in
Gauteng – R2 422.04
monthly
For good measure, let's add:
K Social Grant (Sassa)
payment beneficiaries – 17
million vulnerable individuals
(eg, old age pensioners, the
disabled and children), of
which 10,5 million are
children, receiving R380 per
month.
K Social Grant monthly
payout – R10 billion.
As an aside, you will note that
there are more South Africans
receiving social grant
payments than there are
people in employment, let
alone that a large proportion
of those in employment, ie
those earning less than
R7 000 per month, pay no
income tax. You would not be
far off the mark if, examining
these numbers, you con-
cluded that this situation is, at
best, recklessly precarious and
#SAFoodCrisis
The numbers at a glance
You will know from your
shopping trips that nutritious
food tends to be more
South African population
55,9 million
expensive than the less
Economically active population (15-64 years)
36,9 million
Official unemployment rate
26,5%
nutritious, often carbohy-
therefore, number in formal employment
16,1 million
drate-rich, foods.
Social Grant details:
A nutritious diet is necessary
Social Grant recipients total
17 ,0 million
of which Child Support Grant recipients (R380 pm ea)
10,5 million
for healthy childhood and
Wages:
adolescent development, and
Sectoral determination wage for farm workers
R3 001-31
Sectoral determination wage for domestic workers (Gauteng) R2 422 - 04
is also necessary for sustained
Proposed minimum wage (40 hr week) (not law yet)
R3 500-00
energy levels in active adults,
as well as for maintenance of
Household Income, therefore:
Total monthly family income for a unit of 2 adults , one a farm
long-term good health in
worker, the other a domestic worker , and 2 children, both
adults.
C hild Grant recipients
R 6 183-35
(Monthly income for the same family, but based on proposed
A poor diet, by contrast,
National Minimum Wage x 2)
R7 760-00
results in stunting among
children, which means the
Household Food Cost:
Cost of a nutritionally-a adequate basket of foodstuffs for a
affected individuals do not
family of 4 per month (2 active adults + 2 children)
reach age-appropriate
Extrapolated statistically from 2012 research
R9 419-00
physical development goals
Cost of a basket of foodstuffs that will meet two-thirds of the
and may also suffer intellec-
nutritional requirements of the 4-member family per month
tually. Moreover, and
Extrapolated statistically from 2012 research
R3 072-00
counter-intuitively, perhaps,
childhood stunting can lead
simply unsustainable.
some food is more nutritious
to the early onset of lifestyle
than others. For example,
These national numbers are
high carbohydrate foods, such diseases such as type 2
all quite well-known. Let's
diabetes and obesity in
as bread, sugar and
now discuss food, at a
mealiepap, are less nutritious adulthood, which has
household level.
implications in the public
than meat and fish and fruit.
It is well-understood that
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