02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: We have not had a national minimum wage - we have had sectoral agreements.
Yes ANC is going to deliver on the issue of the national minimum wage. It is going to show leadership.
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Ramaphosa: We have taken the trouble to make sure that when we reach a national minimum wage, we have looked at various situations all over the world.
We will be meeting shortly again to see progress made at technical task team.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: Some of the issues requiring further discussion is the scope of national minimum wage and other forms of wage setting like sectoral wage settings.
Mechanisms for determining a national minimum wage and the actual level of the minimum wage is being investigated.
Work involved in introducing minimum wage is quite complex I have found out and it is also multi-faceted and requires careful deliberation.
This work has to be concluded without delay though.
We have had workshops on the matter with experts from Brazil, Uganda, Germany, the UK and Australia. We have been putting together a lot of empirical data.
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Ramaphosa: The leaders in the region are highly experienced and very mature and they have vision and all that it takes to make sure there is stability in the region.
SA never chose itself - it was asked to play this role.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa asked: Why do you remain the best person to mediate in Lesotho? Is this a case of the ANC and you yourself imposing yourself politically in Lesotho?
Ramaphosa: All these allegations are not true and a figment of someone's imagination.
SA never imposes itself on any country in the world. I would like to believe that one did the best one could.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: People of Lesotho yearn for lasting stability in their country which they realise is needed for growth in their country.
We shall be helping them to reach peace and stability.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: During my visit to Lesotho in July, the Kingdom expressed their appreciation for the SADC assistance.
Still much to be done to achieve long term stability in Lesotho.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: My office always tries to see what is the best route to travel to the next destination.
In this regard the Defence Force looked for a plane and found there was no plane that could take us to the destination.
So they chartered a flight. They did not know who the plane belonged to.
The information of the ownership of the chartered plane only became known later. In the end this is the truth and the reality.
02 Sep 2015
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that his attempts to improve the efficiency of South Africa's state-owned entities (SOEs) are not an attempt to get more votes in the 2016 Local Government Elections.
He was updating the National Council of Provinces on his plans to improve the efficiency of key state-owned entities (SOEs) such as South African Airways (SAA), Eskom and the South African Post Office (Sapo).
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Ramaphosa: I will call on all of us, when you travel abroad, promote SA Inc. Demonstrate your patriotism, show that you love this country so much and you want it to win.
Show the best side of SA and try to attract investments to SA. Tell the true story about our country - the very best story of our country.
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Ramaphosa: We will have measures that will end up that those people misrepresenting their qualifications being reported to the National Prosecuting Authority.
We are preparing a list of those who used fake qualifications so that they can be named and shamed and be criminally charged and jailed.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: We urge all public and private entities to make every effort to verify qualifications of directors and to report any fraudulent activities.
We call on members of the public to ensure the do not jeopardise their employment prospects.
When it comes to qualification, you either have it or not. If you do not have it, go and study and get your qualification.
We have got to stop being a country of people who misrepresent what they are qualified in.
Let us be properly educated people. If you are not educated, don't claim it. Have it or don't have it.
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Ramaphosa to answer question on people faking or lying about qualifications...
Ramaphosa: Government has indeed investigated reports of incidents of people faking their qualifications. Minister of Higher Education and Training is preparing a presentation to address this problem.
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Ramaphosa: At the same time we must ensure food security and a thriving agricultural sector.
The NDP propositions create a balance for the agricultural sector to empower our people to become very involved in agriculture themselves.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: There is work on a pilot process regarding the proposal of workers owning 50% of the land they work on. A proposal is being worked on. We are not standing still. We are working on various measures.
We are confident that land reform trajectory we have chosen is one with good balance.
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Ramaphosa: I have been involved in a process where we bring our provinces together to see how they can learn from each other.
We found a number of provinces all have something to offer as lessons to each other.
It would be a good thing if the Western Cape takes part in the next round that the Deputy President's office will convene.
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Ramaphosa: Agriculture is vital to the future of our country. And the NDP has found it to be one of the key drivers to grow economy growing forward.
...Important to ensure food security for our people. We want the agricultural sector to realise its full potential.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: We keep hearing reports that some farmers are seeking to restrict the freedom of association of their workers.
This should not be allowed in a democratic South Africa.
It is an offense to prevent any party candidate from gaining reasonable access to workers.
We hear reports of some farmers preventing their workers from being accessed by candidates standing for election.
We want to call on those farm owners to stop this.
02 Sep 2015
Ramaphosa: The rights and needs of farmworkers and labour market regulations are important in the approach.
There are initiatives in place to build capacity and provide support to farm workers and vulnerable communities.
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Ramaphosa: The work to address challenges in the farming sector is progressing on many fronts.
We are engaging with all relevant stakeholders in the farming sector.