DA not in GNU to please other parties, says Zille ahead of employment equity court battle

DA not in GNU to please the ANC, says Zille

Latest court action comes after the challenges to the VAT increase and a number of other laws

DA not in GNU to please other parties, says Zille ahead of employment equity court battle

The DA is not in the government of national unity to please other parties, especially the ANC.

Zille: We're not in the GNU to please the ANC

The DA believes that the Employment Equity Amendment Act will lead to deeper unemployment levels and inequality.

Helen Zille says employment equity is stifling jobs growth

The DA has taken the Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, to the Pretoria High Court to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act. Helen Zille, the chairperson of the DA federal council, argued that the “job race quotas” go against the goals of redress and transformation, claiming that this will increase unemployment. Zille explained that the DA’s argument is based on Sections 9 and 9.2 of the constitution, especially parts…

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) is heading to court on Tuesday to challenge government’s Employment Equity Act. The party says that the Act seeks to discriminate unfairly and unconstitutionally. DA Federal Council Shairperson Helen Zille briefed the media in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg on Monday, in regards to the party’s court application that will be heard in the Pretoria High Court. The court action, which was launched during the 6th parlia…