Pay packets
IF PASSING laws could make a country rich, South Africa would be booming. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) came to power six years ago determined to improve the lot of all those who suffered under apartheid. Since workers had been exploited, the ANC enacted a series of laws obliging firms to treat their employees more generously.
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