DA challenges Employment Equity Amendment Act in court

JUST as the clash between the DA and ANC over the 0.5% VAT hike begins to calm, a new political storm is brewing.

- KAMOGELO MOICHELA AND MANYANE MANYANE

This, as the DA today heads to the Pretoria High Court over the Employment Equity Act, threatening to reignite tensions within the rocky Government of National Unity (GNU).

The DA alleges that the Act will damage the economy even further, while the ANC has accused the DA of hindering the progress and transformation of the country.

In the move that could further strain the GNU, the DA approached the court to challenge the constitutionality of the Employment Equity Amendment Act, which introduces rigid national race quotas in the workplace.