The Budget Must Bring Hope The ACDP believes that with God’s help the ship of public finances is turning in the right direction. Careful seamanship will, however, be required to deliver accelerated economic growth and create jobs. Fiscal consolidation is, however,...
ACDP’s 2026 Budget Expectations
The Budget Must Bring Hope The ACDP believes that with God’s help the ship of public finances is turning in the right direction. Careful seamanship will, however, be required to deliver accelerated economic growth and create jobs. Fiscal consolidation is, however,...
Steenhuisen must account for failure and negligence in FMD catastrophe
South Africa, today, faces one of the gravest animal health crises in living memory. The ongoing Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak has not only devastated farmers, but destroyed livelihoods, and placed the cattle industry at serious risk. It is against this...
Investigate the CRL Commission Chairperson, Mr President!
Madam Speaker, Mr. President, Honourable Members, Yesterday, ‘The Star’ newspaper had as its top story on the front page, an article entitled, “Public and analysts warn of another SONA of lies.” It was subtitled, “Critics noted that the President has a history of...
Abortion legalised in South Africa 29 years ago
The ACDP has consistently opposed abortion legislation that in our view amounts to the murder of innocent pre-born babies. The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (the CTOP Act No. 92 of 1996) was passed by Parliament on 31 October, 1996, despite widespread...
DIRCO’s expulsion of Israeli Diplomat hypocritical and harmful to flood‑stricken Eastern Cape
The ACDP is shocked that the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the ANC-led government have declared the Israeli Chargé d’affaires, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata and given him 72 hours to leave the country. This obviously follows...