The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (and other myths about the pursuit of "Equity", and "Dignity" in post-apartheid South Africa (Part 1)

We, the people of South Africa...believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity. We therefore...adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic so as to heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and...

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Published inPotchefstroom electronic law journal Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 594 - 667
Main Author Louw, A.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Afrikaans
Published North-West University 01.12.2015
Subjects
(demographic) representivity
(substantive) equality
1998
affirmative action
Employment Equity Act
Minister of Finance v van Heerden
numerical targets
quotas
rationality test
SAPS v Solidarity obo Barnard
section 9 Bill of Rights
unfair discrimination
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Summary:We, the people of South Africa...believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity. We therefore...adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic so as to heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights; lay the foundations for a democratic and open society in which government is based on the will of the people and every citizen is equally protected by law; [and] improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person.
ISSN:1727-3781
1727-3781
DOI:10.4314/pelj.v18i3.05