Business group Sakeliga is lobbying its more than 12,000 members to defy the Employment Equity Amendment Act when it comes into effect in January — setting it on a collision course with the government.

Sakeliga said employers are in a strong position “in 2025 and beyond to avoid implementation of hiring quotas under the [Act]”...

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