Adriaan’s top 10 reads of the day | Fuel price cuts, wage hike plans, great Pele

View Online Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day ADRIAAN BASSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The minimum wage could be hiked by more than 8% next year if the Department of Labour's National Minimum Wage Commission gets its way. It has proposed an adjustment to the wage in the range from CPI plus 0.5% and CPI plus 1% for 2023.    Eskom's hopes of importing its own diesel have been dashed after the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy rejected the power utility's application for a diesel wholesale licence. The licence could have saved Eskom billions in diesel and fuel oil costs each year.  The South African Football Association has joined the world in mourning the death of Brazilian football legend Pele. The three-time World Cup winner died on Thursday at the age of 82.   That's it for today. Have a safe crossover into 2023 and see you on the other side.  Adriaan.  Minimum wages may be hiked by more than 8%, according to govt proposal The minimum wage could be hiked by more than 8% next year, according to a new proposal by the Department of Labour's National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission.   The commission has proposed a hike of the consumer price index (CPI) plus 0.5% to 1%.   In November, CPI reached 7.4%. If a hike of CPI plus 1% is adopted, at the current inflation rate that would increase the minimum wage to around R25.13 per hour. For those working nine hours a day, this works out to a monthly wage of around R4 750.   The minimum wage was hiked by almost 7% in March 2023, from R21.69 to R23.19 an hour. Read the full story 2. Big cuts in petrol, diesel prices expected next week After a tough year of rocketing fuel costs, South Africans will start 2023 with large price cuts expected on Wednesday. 3. Boksburg blast: 'This tragedy should not be used as an opportunity to steal,' Denosa warns govt The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa in Gauteng has asked the health minister to allow nurses to wear black next week in memory of those who died in the gas tanker explosion in Boksburg. 4. Cops raid chop shop in Tembisa and seize vehicles reported stolen in Gauteng, Mpumalanga Gauteng police have arrested a 53-year-old man and confiscated numerous suspected stolen vehicles and car parts in a raid on an alleged chop shop in Tembisa. 5. So odour it: Festive bathers poo-poo Cape Town's Lagoon Beach sewage warnings Pollution and sewage, flowing from the Diep River into the Milnerton Estuary and lagoon, and then into the sea at Lagoon Beach, did not stop people from swimming there, despite boards warning that it was polluted and closed. 6. Arrest warrant for former president Ian Khama issued in Botswana An arrest warrant has been issued in Botswana for former president Ian Khama, who is believed to be in South Africa. 7. Three men arrested in connection with murder after allegedly kidnapping two Cape Town brothers Three men have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of two brothers in Mowbray, Cape Town. 8. DMRE rejects Eskom's bid for diesel licence Eskom applied for the licence to import its own fuel so that it could buy diesel at the basic fuel price – instead of the wholesale price, which would reduce the price from about R23 per litre to around R16. 9. PICTURES | Iconic photos of Pele's legendary career Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time has died at the age of 82 after a long battle with cancer. 10. SAFA joins the world in mourning for Pele as PSL pay respect Following the passing of football icon Pele after a long battle with colon cancer, SAFA joined the world in mourning the passing of the Brazilian legend. DOWNLOAD THE NEWS24 APP CONNECT WITH US

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