by HAaudibee | Mar 6, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chairperson, The urgent need for enhanced protection measures for whistleblowers and witnesses—not only in high‑profile cases—cannot be overstated. South Africa witnesses a deeply troubling pattern of intimidation, harassment, and assassinations against those...
by HAaudibee | Mar 6, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chair, The ACDP appreciates this topic on South Africa’s crime crisis for debate. There can be no doubt that the State is largely failing in its primary duty of protecting its citizens. People do not feel safe in their homes, at work, at school, and in...
by HAaudibee | Mar 5, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
Honourable Speaker, The African Christian Democratic Party welcomes the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education’s swift intervention and reporting on the bullying incident of the 16th of October 2025 at the Milnerton High School. The video footage widely...
by HAaudibee | Mar 5, 2026 | Speeches 2023, Speeches2026
House Chair, the ACDP wants to support this council but, to a large degree, we as Parliament have failed in our oversight duties which has given rise to the establishment of the National Council on Gender-based violence and Femicide.. Will this council be given proper...
by HAaudibee | Mar 5, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chair, the ACDP believes that we are facing an absolute moral crisis—a legal crisis—when it comes to rape, and particularly when it comes to statutory rape in our nation. There are excellent laws, but they are not implemented. During 2024/25, there were 117,000...
by HAaudibee | Mar 3, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
Honourable Deputy Speaker, International Mother Language Day, reminds us that language is more than a tool of communication — the ACDP asserts that it is the heartbeat of identity, the carrier of memory, and the foundation of dignity. For South Africans, this day...
