Judgment reserved in Solidarity case over race being used for tourism relief

DURBAN, April 28 - Judgment was reserved on Tuesday in the Northern Gauteng High Court in the case brought by trade union Solidarity and civil rights group AfriForum against the Department of Tourism using race as a criteria for emergency business relief due to Covid-19.

According to Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, the department was obliged by law to grant relief funds only according to BEE requirements. Only companies with a turnover of less than R5 million per year and that are registered for tax purposes qualify for help.

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