This post outlines a catch-22 situation in South Africa’s agricultural sector wherein an average farm will not be able to afford a minimum wage increase of more than US$2.25 a day, despite the need for families that engage as farm labourers to earn more. Read more here. At the same time, South African farm labourers have been waging violent strikes to have their minimum wages increased. This may cause many their jobs as farmers are mechanizing for contracts with Asda, Walmart, etc. Read more here.