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Isisebenzi esithola umholo omncane esisebenza izinsuku ezingu-15 ngenyanga, amahora amahlanu ngosuku, sithola u-R2,267.25, ngokusho kwemininingwane ye-PMBEJD.
Izindleko zokuhamba nogesi zaleso sisebenzi zingu-R2,621.85 ngenyanga, okungaphezu komholo wonke ngaphambi kokuba kuthengwe ukudla.
Isisebenzi esithola umholo omncane eNingizimu Afrika singagcina singasenayo nhlobo imali yokuthenga ukudla.
Akuyona imali esetshenziswa ekudleni eqeda umholo kuqala. Yizindleko zokuhamba nogesi.
Umholo Omncane Kazwelonke ongu-R30.23 ngehora, noma u-R241.84 ngosuku olunamahora ayisishiyagalombili. Isisebenzi esisebenza inyanga ephelele yezinsuku ezingu-21 ngoNhlangulana ka-2026 sithola imali engaphezulu kakhulu engu-R5,078.64.
Kodwa akusizo zonke izisebenzi ezithola ithuba lokusebenza inyanga ephelele. I-Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group ibheke isimo sezisebenzi ezisebenza izinsuku ezingu-15 ngenyanga, amahora amahlanu ngosuku. Leso sisebenzi sithola u-R2,267.25.
Ukugibela itekisi kabili ngosuku (ukuya nokubuya), kanye nogesi okhokhelwa kusengaphambili wenyanga, konke kwenza u-R2,621.85. Lokho kungaphezu komholo wonke. Isisebenzi sisala sino-R354.60 ngaphambi kokuba sithenge noma yikuphi ukudla.
Ngisho nezisebenzi ezisebenza inyanga ephelele yezinsuku ezingu-21 azikho esimweni esingcono kakhulu. Izindleko zokuhamba nogesi u-63% womholo wazo ongu-R5,078.64, okushiya u-R1,880.79. Ubhasikidi wokudla okunomsoco oyisisekelo womndeni wabantu abane udinga u-R3,836.78. Ukushoda kwemali yokuthenga ukudla okungu-R1,955.99, okuyigebe elingu-51%.
Uma le mali esele ngemva kokukhokhela ezokuthutha nogesi ihlukaniswa phakathi kwabantu abane, umuntu ngamunye uthola u-R470.20 ngenyanga. Lokho kungaphansi kuka-45% ku-National Food Poverty Line engu-R855 kumuntu, inani i-Statistics South Africa ethi umuntu udinga ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zakhe zamandla zansuku zonke.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuqashwa Nezabasebenzi wandise i-National Minimum Wage ngo-5% ngoNdasa ka-2026, kusukela ku-R28.79 kuya ku-R30.23 ngehora. Imali yokugibela amatekisi ePietermaritzburg yakhuphuka ngo-20% ngoNhlangulana ka-2026, kusukela ku-R20 kuya ku-R24 ngohambo.
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