The African Christian Democratic Party takes note of the IEC report, indicating the amount that it disbursed to political parties in terms of the Political Party Funding Act, which was significantly higher than in previous years. This funding, we believe, is necessary...
South Africans have overwhelmingly rejected the BELA Bill
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...
ACDP joins G7 leaders in condemning Iran’s attack on Israel
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...
Provinces would have to foot a R2bn per annum bill to implement proposed BELA Bill
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...
Despite reservations, the Pension Laws AB is step in right direction
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...
We must protect property rights, says ACDP
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...
Churches can flex their muscles and have their voices heard to change legislation
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...
ACDP cannot support the potential raiding of Reserve Bank buffers until nothing is left
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...