CAPE TOWN, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South Africa's major media outlets on Thursday.
-- Deputy President David Mabuza said on Wednesday that the African National Congress believes the national minimum wage (NMW) is not a living wage but a significant milestone toward it.
In January, the NMW came into effect after it was signed into law in 2018, making it the country's first ever minimum wage. (News24)
-- South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Blade Nzimande on Wednesday called on workers to give the African National Congress (ANC) a decisive victory in May 8 elections but warned President Cyril Ramaphosa that the vote is not a blank cheque.
Nzimande was addressing a May Day rally in Durban. (Eyewitness News)
-- President Ramaphosa on Wednesday warned employers not to prevent their workers from voting in next week's general elections.
This followed reports that some companies may try to stop workers from making their mark in the election on May 8. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem
