Towards a Decent Standard of Living: The challenge of translating socially-derived standards of ...

Presenters: Isobel Frye (SPII), Gemma Wright, Wanga Zembe and Christine Byaruhanga (SASPRI), and Matt Padley (Loughborough University) Chair: Michael Noble (SASPRI and HSRC) in Cape Town Date: 6 February 2017 Time: 10:45  - 13:30 Venues in Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town (Videoconferencing facilities: see below) What level of income is needed these days in order to get by, or better still in order to have a decent standard of living?  South Africa is moving in a positive direction towards implementing a national minimum wage, but there is concern about whether it will be sufficient to enable people to cover their costs of living.