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Honourable House Chairperson, In welcoming this report, focusing on mine health and safety, the ACDP notes that South Africa’s mining sector employs nearly 500 000 people, and yes, concerns over worker safety persist. While fatalities have dramatically declined since...
The ACDP is shocked by reports that many government departments have employed foreign nationals in strategic and sensitive positions that could pose a serious public security risk. The South African National Security Secretariat has raised concerns about hiring...
Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP celebrates all workers who have given their blood, sweat and tears in the building of our country. South Africa over the last two to three decades, has experienced a significant decline in industrialisation. Manufacturing’s...
Deputy Speaker According to the Founding Provisions of our Constitution, the Republic of South Africa is one sovereign, democratic state, founded on, among other things, values such as human dignity, the achievement of equality, and the advancement of human rights and...
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) welcomes National Treasury’s announcement to rescind the proposed 0.5% VAT increase. We were one of the political parties that opposed the VAT increase, initially at 2% and now at 0.5%, by voting against the Fiscal...
The African Christian Democratic Party fully supports the recent fact-finding trip by Steve Swart MP and others to Israel. From the onset I would like to confirm that Mr Steve Swart obtained our permission to join the fact-finding mission consisting of some MPs and...
The ACDP is extremely disappointed at the outcome of the sexual assault/rape case against Timothy Omotoso (63) and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulani (41) and Zikiswa Sitho (33), which resulted in the three being acquitted of all charges. It is awfully sad that brave...
Madam Deputy Speaker, The ACDP appreciates that this is a very complicated and complex matter. However, let us make it very clear that we have some serious concerns with the report, and we are concerned from a legal perspective as to the process that was followed....
Honourable House Chairperson, As we consider this debate on Human Rights, allow me to dispel the lie, that South Africa is a secular state. At the drafting of our Constitution in 1996, our ACDP President fought against SA being a secular democracy. We won this battle...
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