Van De Rheede, JeannineZuma, Gladwin2022-08-112024-06-052022-08-112024-06-052022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15946Magister Legum - LLMDuring apartheid the lives of black South Africans were dominated by unfair discrimination on the ground of race. The creation of a new deracialised South Africa began with the dismantling of the legislation that existed during apartheid that promoted racial segregation and the promulgation of the Constitution. Section 9 of the Constitution promotes equality and prohibits unfair discrimination. The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 was enacted to give effect to section 9 (2) and 9 (4) of the Constitution. In terms of section 6 (1) of the EEA ‘no person may unfairly discriminate against an employee on various grounds which includes the ground of race’.enAffirmative actionBlack peopleConstitution of the Republic of South AfricaEmployment Equity Act 55 of 1998Racial discriminationSouth AfricaUniversity of the Western Cape