Axed Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) CEO Nomonde Mapetla has lost her urgent bid to get her job back.

The department of trade and industry has appointed an independent firm to compile a report on the dismissal of chief executive officer the EAAB.

Cosatu said on Monday it was "extremely concerned" about the sacking of Estate Agency Affairs Board CEO Nomonde Mapetla.

Nomonde Mapetla, the CEO of the Estate Agency Affairs Board, has lost her job, the board said on Tuesday.