House Chairperson, Honourable President, Honourable Members, At the top of a list of priorities mentioned by President Ramaphosa during his SONA speech last week, was economic growth. Unemployment in this country is way too high. For almost 30 years now, we have seen...

Speaker, The ACDP would also like to extend its deepest condolences to the families of the 14 brave soldiers who died in the DRC. Our prayers are also with all those who were wounded - may they speedily recover. We said the same words in July last year during the...

Chairperson, the ACDP believes that it is the primary duty of the state to protect its citizens from crime and violence, yet it is failing dismally in this regard. According to former police minister Cele, 223,632 murders were committed in a decade in South Africa...

Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP notes that with a final appropriation of some R743 million, this Department’s Revised Strategic Plan for the medium-term, is “To empower South Africans through communication excellence.”  With that said, neither the Department,...

There can be no doubt that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, is one of the most important government departments, as the custodian of the state’s immovable assets, responsible for the building and maintenance of these public assets, from which all...

Honourable House Chairperson, When reflecting on our journey to end gender-based violence, the ACDP finds little cause for celebration, particularly when we look at the realities our women and children face. We have established comprehensive legal frameworks, such as...

Honourable House Chairperson, the ACDP understands that the purpose of these review reports is to focus on service delivery performance, the effectiveness and efficiency of resource use, and forward allocation of resources. With 100 days of ‘no load shedding’ behind...

Chairperson, The ACDP has taken note of the report of the Committee on local government and traditional affairs. Local government is instrumental in providing communities with essential services such as clean water, proper sanitation, reliable electricity, effective...

The ACDP is extremely concerned about the limited to no availability of South African Air Force (SAAF) aircraft for search and rescue (SAR) operations. This the South African Search and Rescue (SASAR) organisation has said “is a huge challenge” in its latest annual...

The ACDP is cognisant of the critical issue of ongoing fraud and corruption within the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). The salient word here is “ongoing”. It is two years since the former Minister, Zulu, revealed that over half a billion rand was lost in...

The ACDP calls on Government to ensure that dam safety standards are enforced. Impose stiff penalties on dam owners who have not applied for the necessary approvals from relevant authorities and ensure that no-one can build a structure, such as a house, below dam level to mitigate the loss of lives and properties should a disaster occur.

According to the 2023/2024 South African Police Service Crime Statistics, an alarming 4,300 reported kidnapping cases were reported between July and September, while 293 children and 881 women were murdered in the last quarter of 2023.