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Solidarity has served court papers on the Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, asking that she be found guilty of contempt.

This court action forms part of Solidarity’s fight against racial laws and follows Solidarity’s announcement that a special R7 million legal fund is being set aside to take the fight to the next level, locally and internationally.

The court case relates to the government’s disregard for the settlement agreement on racial policies in the workplace reached between the government and Solidarity and which, in accordance with a court order, had to be included in regulations of the Employment Equity Act.

However, the provisions of this agreement, which clearly drew a line through racial quotas, are not reflected in the regulations published by the Department of Employment and Labour in the Government Gazette of 15 April 2025.

“The government deliberately decided to remove these provisions despite a court order to the contrary. This is a gross violation of the law and undermines the already extremely limited trust in the state,” said Solidarity Chief Executive Dr Dirk Hermann.

The contempt case is but one of Solidarity’s comprehensive actions against racial legislation. The R7 million legal fund established to this end will be used to carry out various other local and international actions.

Solidarity believes that although progress is being made both locally and internationally with regard to awareness of South Africa’s racial dispensation, continued pressure remains necessary to stop the racial insanity of the South African government.

“Recent international discussions and actions have clearly shown that racial laws are an obstacle to new trade agreements in general, but specifically to an agreement with the US.

“Yet the government persists in subjecting local employers and communities to a radical and outdated racial dispensation, and this too must be exposed to the international community,” Hermann concluded.

Issued by Solidarity