This Bill is part and parcel of an ongoing marginalisation of parents and the family structure. To this government, parents are seen as ‘not important’. Parents need to be front and centre in all matters that affect their children.
ACDP supports report on composition of Chief Whips’ Forum
Madam Speaker, the ACDP welcomes the fact that clarity has now been given to the contentious issue of procedures for Speaking Sequence and the composition of the Chief Whips’ Forum. While we appreciate the fact that there was quite robust engagement on the 24th of...
ACDP welcomes sentence handed to Julius Malema
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) welcomes the sentence handed down to Mr Julius Malema in the KuGompo Magistrates Court in the Eastern Cape. Magistrate Twanet Olivier sentenced Mr Malema to five years direct imprisonment and fined him R60 000. The ACDP...
TVET colleges produce 20,000 artisans annually—30,000 required
Deputy Speaker, the crisis in artisan skills is not simply a matter of numbers. It reflects a deeper malaise in the culture of government itself. Weak accountability, poor work ethic, and a tolerance for institutionalised complacency are now entrenched; exacerbated by...
Help solve overcrowding in prisons by finalising trials more speedily
House Chair, the ACDP is fully aware of severe overcrowding at many of the correctional services (as highlighted by other speakers) at 58% which year-by-year is getting worse. This negatively impacts on attempts at rehabilitation and places the safety and security of...
The cost of electricity rose by 937% since 2007, far outpacing inflation
Honourable Deputy Speaker, the ACDP understands that load reduction, distinct from load shedding, refers to targeted electricity cuts in areas where local networks are overloaded, often due to illegal connections or infrastructure failures. But the reality is that...