'Radical, harmful': DA takes labour minister to court over equity targets, unchecked power

DA heads to court to challenge ‘rigid national race quotas’

Sakeliga and the National Employers’ Association of SA have also vowed to legally challenge equity act

'Radical, harmful': DA takes labour minister to court over equity targets, unchecked power

The DA, one of the biggest players in the government of national unity, is taking the minister of employment and labour to court to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act.

DA to fight employment equity law in court – The Mail & Guardian

The Democratic Alliance  (DA) has filed an application in the Pretoria high court challenging the employment equity quotas in the Employment Equity Amendment Act which it says are merely “racial exclusion under a new name”. DA spokesperson on labour Michael Bagraim said the party was taking the Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth to court on 6 May to challenge the Act which became law in January 2025. It sets hiring quotas for 1…

The second court case against the new racial targets for all companies has just begun.

DA takes employment equity law to court, argues discrimination

By Thebe Mabanga The Democratic Alliance has launched a constitutional challenge against a section of the Employment Equity Amendment Act, arguing that it violates South African workers’ rights. The matter will be heard in North Gauteng High Court on 6 May. DA MP and spokesperson on labour and employment Michael Bagraim said in a statement that the party was taking Employment and Labour Minister Makhosazana Meth to court to challenge Section 15A…