by HAaudibee | Jul 17, 2024 | Speeches 2023, Speeches 2024
House Chair, The Department of Public Enterprises and the Minister of Public Enterprises was the shareholder representative for the government on the state-owned companies (SOC’s) in its portfolio. We now understand the realignment of SOC’s and we congratulate the...
by HAaudibee | Dec 6, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
Chairperson, 2023 was the most difficult year of my life. On the morning of the 25th of January, I lost my precious and loving wife of 46 years, Mrs Lydia Meshoe, who passed away after a short illness. She left me with three amazing children who love the Lord just...
by HAaudibee | Dec 6, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
Honourable House Chairperson, the ACDP positions that our economy lives and breathes off the success of entrepreneurial small businesses. While government has implemented numerous programmes to support small business growth and development, the mountain of...
by HAaudibee | Dec 6, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
House Chair, Low economic growth has resulted in tax revenue collection being projected to fall short of this year’s budget estimate by a staggering R56.8 billion in 2023 and a R121.4 billion over the next two years, and this, the ACDP (I’m sure, as well as everyone...
by HAaudibee | Dec 6, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
House Chair This version of the Public Procurement Bill was supposed to be a response to the Zondo Commission’s damning findings on preferential procurement that contributed significantly to state capture and corruption in state procurement. The ACDP does not support...
by HAaudibee | Dec 6, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
House Chair, This bill seeks to convert a R254 billion Eskom Debt Relief Package from an interest-free loan to one that will bear interest. The debt relief package had the effect of increasing government debt substantially and debt service costs, which already are...