Deputy Speaker and hon members, levels of transformation in the workplace remain low and still have a long way to go before they reflects South Africa's demographics. This was indicated by the Minister of Labour, hon Membathisi Mdladlana, when speaking at the launch of the ninth annual report of the Commission for Employment Equity at the department's office. The report covering the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 was handed over to the Minister on 24 August 2009 by the commission's chairperson, Jimmy Manyi.
According to the report whites, who represent 12,5% of the country's economically active population, occupy 72,8% of top management positions in the workforce profile as compared to Africans who occupy 13,6%; coloureds who occupy 4,7%; Indians who occupy 5,9%; and foreigners who occupy 3,1%, in the workforce profile respectively.
The report, for the first time, also looked at government compared to the private sector. According to the report, government has done well in the employment of African people in top management positions, coming in at 61,3% of the 74% employed African people as compared to the private sector, which only employed 12,5% of African people. [Interjections.] [Time expired.]