It would be simple if we could merely raise the price of goods in order to accommodate the rising labour costs, but then we need to ensure that the purchaser is not able to get the goods elsewhere at a much cheaper price. The world is becoming smaller and it is quite fair and reasonable for the buying public to purchase merchandise at the lowest price. The social and economic engineering is certainly not going to improve the standard of living of low-skilled workers. It will do just the opposite. We must understand that in South Africa today, the real