Afreximbank will need strong oversight, transparency and risk-management safeguards

by HAaudibee | Nov 25, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, the ACDP notes the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition on the request for approval of ratification of the Agreement establishing the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), signed in May 1993. This bank was created...

Build up the systems that prevent GBV from thriving says ACDP

by HAaudibee | Nov 25, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

Honourable Chairperson, honourable Members, the ACDP notes the growing momentum of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), particularly against women and children by civil society. The Women for Change-led Purple Campaign, which called for a national shutdown...

Legality and motives behind arrival of 153 Gazans in South Africa questioned

by HAaudibee | Nov 16, 2025 | Press Statements, Press Statements 2025

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) has learned, like many South Africans, of the arrival and subsequent entrance of some 153 Gazans via the O.R Tambo International Airport, on 13 November 2025. We understand that the Department of Home Affairs and the...

ACDP expectations for the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)

by HAaudibee | Nov 10, 2025 | Press Statements, Press Statements 2025

The ACDP expects Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to reduce the inflation target to 3%, down from the previous range of between 3% and 6% when he presents the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. While a lower inflation rate...

Oversight must be matched with accountability and consequence management

by HAaudibee | Nov 7, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

Honourable Deputy Speaker, the ACDP has consistently called for accountability for non-compliance of municipal legislative frameworks and for the appointment of able, trustworthy men and women, who fear God and who hate dishonest gain in local government structures....