EE Act | Judgment in DA's application reserved: Dr Nomfundo Ramalekana & Michael Bagraim
Judgment has been reserved in the Democratic Alliance’s court challenge against the Employment Equity Amendment Act. The party wants the amended Act to be declared constitutionally invalid, on the basis that it gives the Minister of Labour the power to set sectoral employment equity targets that the party says amount to racial quotas, and are rigid and would worsen the country’s unemployment crisis. The case has triggered the debate over whether the DA is opposing this specific modality of employment equity or the concept itself, despite provision for measures to advance segments of the population affected by patterns of discrimination being provided for in the constitution. Joining us today to help unpack these questions are voices from across the ideological and legal spectrum. We begin with Michael Bagraim, Member of Parliament and long-standing advocate for labour rights, representing the Democratic Alliance, the party that has taken this matter to court.
We also extended an invitation to the African National Congress to join this discussion. While the ANC acknowledged receipt of our request, we unfortunately received no confirmation or presence from their side.
However, we are joined by Dr. Nomfundo Ramalekana, Senior Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Cape Town, who joins us live via Teams from Cape Town.
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