DocumentAnnual report

26th Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) Annual Report 2025/26

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

This document is the 26th Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) Annual Report for 2025/26, published by the Minister of Employment and Labour. It explains the legal and policy context for the 2025 employment equity reporting cycle, including the Employment Equity Amendment Act (No. 4 of 2022) and the two sets of Employment Equity Regulations that became effective on 1 January 2025 and 15 April 2025. The report outlines the CEE’s role, lists members of the 5th CEE (including the Chairperson Nicole Deokiram), and describes what the report covers (e.g., unfair discrimination cases, DG notifications for failure to submit EE reports, analysis of EE reports received, sector targets, and education-sector/public university analysis).

Facts

Places

City of Tshwane, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Western Cape

Reference

https://www.labour.gov.za/DocumentCenter/Reports/Annual%20Reports/Employment%20Equity/2026/26th%20CEE%20Report.pdf

Key Takeaways

Document: 26th Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) Annual Report 2025/26
Publisher: Minister of Employment and Labour; Department of Employment and Labour (Pretoria, Private Bag X117, 0001)
Employment Equity Amendment Act No. 4 of 2022 effective: 1 January 2025
Employment Equity Regulations effective: 15 April 2025
5th CEE term scheduled to end: 30 November 2025; extended to: 30 June 2026
CEE established under: Section 28 of Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998
Report includes: CCMA/court unfair discrimination cases during 2025/2026; DG notifications for failure to submit EE reports; analysis of EE reports received in 2025; workforce profile analysis; education sector & public universities; disability per sector; barriers and affirmative action for 2025
Minister of Employment and Labour
Department of Employment and Labour
Commission for Employment Equity (CEE)
Employment Equity Act (EEA) No. 55 of 1998
Employment Equity Amendment Act No. 4 of 2022
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)
Director-General (DG) of the Department of Employment and Labour
National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC)
Statistics South Africa (STATSA)
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Women’s National Coalition (WNC)
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Woolworths (Pty) Ltd
Freedom Park
University of Johannesburg
University of Pretoria
Rhodes University
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
Stellenbosch University
University of Western Cape
University of Swaziland

Dates

Closing Date

1 January 2025