AFCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade offers protection and opportunities

by HAaudibee | Jul 22, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, The ACDP believes that this AfCFTA Protocol on women and youth in trade, offers protections and opportunities. Simultaneously, bureaucratic inefficiencies, lack of trust in governments and logistical barriers must be overcome. A UN report on youth...

Sports offers a lifeline for many of our unemployed

by HAaudibee | Jul 15, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, I firstly want to congratulate Banyana Banyana for beating convincingly beating Mali 4-0. And I want to concur with my colleague who said that Banyana Banyana has to be treated the same as Bafana Bafana are because if we compare the two, Banyana...

ACDP affirms the constitutional imperative to care for the most vulnerable in our society

by HAaudibee | Jul 10, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, Before I come to my speech, let me address myself to Mme Tolashe. I saw over the news today the heartbreaking situation that mothers and children — those who were victims of the floods in Durban have been thrown out of Bayside Hotel. They spent the...

The ACDP believes government’s National Health Insurance is seriously problematic

by HAaudibee | Jul 9, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, The ACDP rises today with both gratitude and grave concern. We acknowledge the R277 billion allocated to health this year, with projections rising to R329 billion by 2027/28. Yet, we must ask: will this funding translate into real, measurable,...

Investigate allegations of police corruption with integrity and impartially

by HAaudibee | Jul 8, 2025 | Press Statements, Press Statements 2025

The African Christian Democratic Party is very concerned about the outlook of South Africa’s future if corruption is not rooted out of the South African Police Service, particularly the division of Crime Intelligence. For our nation to have foreign criminals...