by HAaudibee | May 27, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chairperson, the ACDP notes the comments by the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlement about departmental challenges due to fiscal constraints, slow title deed registration, and uneven provincial performance. The department also seems incapable of effectively...
by HAaudibee | May 26, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chairperson, the ACDP notes the allocation of R38.2 billion to this budget vote and asserts that education remains the single greatest instrument for breaking the cycle of poverty, inequality and unemployment. However, budgets mean little if funds are not...
by HAaudibee | May 26, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chairperson, The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation is concerned that most of DIRCO’s 2026/27 budget allocation of R7.23 billion will be swallowed by inflation and exchange‑rate pressures, enabling neither new programmes nor...
by HAaudibee | May 26, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chairperson, The ACDP asserts that this Budget Vote 39 of some R11.7 billion for DTIC must be evaluated against one central imperative: whether it is building a productive, industrialised, and globally competitive South African economy. The economic indices...
by HAaudibee | May 22, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chairperson, the ACDP said after the Budget Speech that the ship of public finances was starting to move in the right direction. That was in February. Much has changed since then, particularly with the dramatic increase in the fuel price since the outbreak of...
by HAaudibee | May 20, 2026 | Speeches, Speeches2026
House Chairperson, In welcoming the opportunity to engage on this Budget Vote, the ACDP notes the R9.62 billion allocation to the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development for the 2026/27 financial year. While this figure appears substantial, the Portfolio...
