The Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill) has effectively been rejected by the public at large in both the National Assembly (NA) and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) public participation processes as stated on Wednesday this week by Parliament’s Legal...
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) joins G7 leaders who have condemned Iran for launching about 300 drones and missiles into Israel. The leaders reportedly said that Iran risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation of conflict, not only in that...
The African Christian Democratic Party, (ACDP) Western Cape, expresses its shock that the Western Cape Education Committee has been informed by a spokesperson from the National Treasury that provinces would have to foot the costs of implementing the proposed Basic...
The African Christian Democratic Party is deeply saddened to hear of the death of 24-year-old Luke Fleurs, a Kaizer Chiefs footballer, who was gunned down during a hijacking incident in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. The horrific incident took place in Honeydew,...
The resignation of the Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is welcomed. It would, however, have been more appropriate for the Speaker to resign as soon as credible accusations were made against her.
We must advocate for peace with truth and demand accountability from those who use violence as a tool. As Christians we must contend for the principles of our faith and stand for our beliefs. Politically we must champion the principles that will end conflict by positive engagement with all communities and by active listening.
The acronym ‘S.O.S’ is generally known as a distress signal, a call for help. The ACDP has heard the S.O.S from the people of South Africa! They want SERVICE, ORDER, and SAFETY!
The ACDP calls on all eligible voters to take advantage of the last few days to register to vote online before the official proclamation of the election is issued, after which the Voters’ Roll will be closed.
The ACDP believes that the only long-term solution to South Africa’s debt spiral is a rejuvenated economy, premised upon stable energy provision and a vastly improved logistics network.
House Chairperson, Cornelius Sebothoma, in his late fifties, has been a teacher for more than twenty years. In 2021 he expressed his severe disappointment that Treasury then would not allow government employees who belong to the government pension fund to make...
House Chair The ACDP notes the amendments that were made and wishes to state that it objected to the report of the committee in that committee. Now, it must be remembered that an attempt was made by the majority party to amend section 25 of the Constitution to provide...
House Chair, The ACDP appreciates that the bill before the House is a vast improvement on the leaked Cabinet Bill and seeks to undo the worst conduct during the Zuma years when intelligence services were abused to protect one man, former President Zuma, rather than...
Chairperson, The ACDP shares concerns that have been expressed about the usage of R150 billion of the Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserve Account to offset the fiscal deficit. Chairperson, there’s a saying in Afrikaans that says “benoude katte maak benoude spronge” — in...
There seems to be a continued pattern of deterioration as there were far fewer municipalities in financial distress in 2010, and this has resulted in a collapse of services.
The ACDP believes that well-monitored public private partnerships are the way to go, not another SOE. If a ‘state owned anything’ was efficient, the ACDP might give these plans a chance, but we will not give our approval to another opportunity for corruption with no improvement to service delivery.
“All women — Israeli women, Palestinian women, as all others, are entitled to a life lived in safety and free from violence.” United Nations
The ANC government is becoming increasingly incompetent and incapable, rife with corruption and serving its own narrow personal and political interests.
Restorative Justice is at the heart of the Child Justice Act, particularly where one is dealing with children who are not a danger to society.