"I pause to underline the requirement that beneficiaries of affirmative action must be equal to the task at hand... [t]he Act sets itself against the hurtful insinuation that affirmative action measures are a refuge for the mediocre or incompetent. Plainly, a core object of equity at the workplace is to employ and retain people who not only enhance diversity but who are also competent and effective in delivering goods and services to the public."

SAPS v Solidarity OBO Barnard 2014 (10) BCLR 1195 (CC)

Identify the requirement for affirmative action appointments that the Constitutional Court is referring to and discuss the considerations which constitute this requirement.