by HAaudibee | Jun 13, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
“Honourable Chairperson, The ACDP rejects the NHI Bill in its current form. We are of the opinion that the architecture of change requires critical elements to be present. The question begs whether the lofty aims of universal health care, for all, can be achieved...
by HAaudibee | Jun 6, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
“Chairperson, The ACDP welcomes this debate commemorating 100 years of women being admitted into the legal profession. We, too, honour those brave women who pioneered admission, as pointed out by earlier speakers, resulting in the Women Legal Practitioners Act 7 of...
by HAaudibee | Jun 1, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
ACDP Whip and member of the Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee, Steve Swart, has welcomed the decision not to table Bill to decriminalise prostitution: “The ACDP welcomes the announcement by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional...
by HAaudibee | May 31, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
“Speaker, I am sure many of us have heard rumours that there is soon going to be an uprising in our country because many people are angered by government’s failure to deliver services, particularly at local level. People are tired of load-shedding that cost them jobs,...
by HAaudibee | May 30, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
“Honourable Chairperson, As we consider this budget, the ACDP wishes to focus its attention on the growing crisis in the children’s sector. There is a critical need for a round-table on the plight of vulnerable children, and the urgency for this Committee to...
by HAaudibee | May 30, 2023 | Speeches, Speeches 2023
“Thank you, Chairperson. Honourable Minister, The central role of the state is to protect its citizens. Sadly, citizens do not feel safe in their homes, public, at schools or places of employment. We see criminal syndicates also targeting our SOEs, such as Eskom and...