Honourable Minister, clean house! Get rid of the criminals in the police!

by HAaudibee | Jul 4, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, Our nation is sending out an SOS — a cry for Service, Order, and Safety. The Department of Police, together with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service (CSPS), is at the frontline...

The root causes of unemployment must be addressed

by HAaudibee | Jul 3, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, The Department of Employment and Labour has been allocated a total budget of 4.15 billion rand in the 2025/26 financial year. The ACDP acknowledges the Department’s strategic priority to drive inclusive growth and job creation. With the official...

DIRCO’s human rights–based foreign policy rings hollow when applied selectively

by HAaudibee | Jul 3, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, The ACDP notes the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s 2024/25 budget allocation of R6.57 billion, which is a 5% reduction in the context of the Medium Term Development Plan 2024–2029. South Africa is dependent on global trade...

Develop a culture of servant leadership in Public Service

by HAaudibee | Jul 2, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chair, The ACDP would like to thank those hundreds of thousands of public servants who diligently, every day, perform their duties — whether it’s doctors, nurses, educators, policemen, prosecutors, social workers — across the whole spectrum. There are very many...

South Africa risks exporting raw potential and importing missed opportunity

by HAaudibee | Jul 2, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chairperson, The ACDP notes that this Department had an adjusted budget of R8.9 billion for the 2024/25 financial year, spending R8.8 billion by the end of Q4, or 99.4% of their total budget. What is unacceptable is that the non-financial performance information...

Stats SA is underfunded but what is being done about it?

by HAaudibee | Jul 2, 2025 | Speeches, Speeches 2025

House Chair, Making tough decisions in an uncertain and fast-changing world requires a steadfast commitment to statistics and evidence-based reasoning. By grounding decisions in empirical data and sound statistical analysis, leaders can navigate that ambiguity and...