Honourable House Chairperson, The African Christian Democratic Party notes that while this Department has demonstrated incremental improvements in performance, achieving 91% of its APP targets in 2023/24, we remain concerned by persistent inefficiencies, underutilised...

Persistent structural inefficiencies and underperformance in DTIC is concerning
Sep 16, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, While the APP of DTIC reflects commendable intent to align departmental priorities with the evolving policy landscape of the seventh administration, the ACDP remains concerned by persistent structural inefficiencies and underperformance...
Transparent process in filling vacancies on MDDA Board welcomed
Sep 16, 2025
Hon. Deputy Speaker, The ACDP notes and understands that the MDDA is a statutory development agency, established in 2003 as a partnership between the South African Government and the commercial print and broadcasting sectors. Its mandate is to help create an enabling...
The Immigration AB should be a moral recalibration of immigration ethos
Sep 11, 2025
Speaker, The African Christian Democratic Party welcomes the Portfolio Committee’s Report on the Immigration Amendment Bill tabled on the 22nd of July, 2025. Yet, we remain vigilant in our scrutiny of its constitutional, ethical and practical implications. This bill...
Correctional funds are not scarce: just consumed by corruption, not correction
Sep 11, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, Speaker, the ACDP notes with grave concern the findings of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services following oversight visits to KwaZulu-Natal and Pollsmoor Correctional Centre. These reports expose systemic neglect,...
Ensure accountability for non-compliance of municipal legislative frameworks
Sep 11, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, in considering this report of the Standing Committee on Auditor-General, the ACDP believes that this corroborates the lived experience of millions of South Africans who have to endure little to no service delivery from Municipalities, on...
Economic hardship must never be a gateway to modern slavery
Sep 10, 2025
Speaker, Honourable Members, We are all concerned about human trafficking. We are concerned about our children that are being kidnapped and abused. And we have to send a strong message out there to the potential abusers that their time is running out. Their time is...
Eskom needs fiscal discipline, transparency, and operational reform
Jul 22, 2025
House Chairperson, The ACDP understands that this Amendment Bill seeks amend the Eskom Debt Relief Act, No 7 of 2023, so as to provide for the reduction of the amount for the requirements for Eskom, for the 2025/26 financial year, and to treat the entire amount for...
Safety is not a privilege, it is a Constitutional promise and must be restored
Jul 22, 2025
House Chairperson, The ACDP stands with the residents of the Northern areas of Nelson Mandela Bay, who face an escalating crisis of gang violence, marked by governance breakdown and criminal infiltration. Crime research reveals that state functions are increasingly...
Pension payout procedure for qualifying members must be fair and transparent
Jul 22, 2025
House Chairperson, The ACDP notes that during the 6th Parliament, the Speaker of the National Assembly, referred a memorandum of grievances to the Public Service and Administration PC, concerning former civil servants and parastatal employees specifically pensioners...
AFCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade offers protection and opportunities
Jul 22, 2025
House Chairperson, The ACDP believes that this AfCFTA Protocol on women and youth in trade, offers protections and opportunities. Simultaneously, bureaucratic inefficiencies, lack of trust in governments and logistical barriers must be overcome. A UN report on youth...
Sports offers a lifeline for many of our unemployed
Jul 15, 2025
House Chairperson, I firstly want to congratulate Banyana Banyana for beating convincingly beating Mali 4-0. And I want to concur with my colleague who said that Banyana Banyana has to be treated the same as Bafana Bafana are because if we compare the two, Banyana...


DSAC must prioritise grassroots development, youth engagement, and cultural preservation
Sep 16, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, The African Christian Democratic Party notes that while this Department has demonstrated incremental improvements in performance, achieving 91% of its APP targets in 2023/24, we remain concerned by persistent inefficiencies, underutilised...

Persistent structural inefficiencies and underperformance in DTIC is concerning
Sep 16, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, While the APP of DTIC reflects commendable intent to align departmental priorities with the evolving policy landscape of the seventh administration, the ACDP remains concerned by persistent structural inefficiencies and underperformance...

Transparent process in filling vacancies on MDDA Board welcomed
Sep 16, 2025
Hon. Deputy Speaker, The ACDP notes and understands that the MDDA is a statutory development agency, established in 2003 as a partnership between the South African Government and the commercial print and broadcasting sectors. Its mandate is to help create an enabling...

The Immigration AB should be a moral recalibration of immigration ethos
Sep 11, 2025
Speaker, The African Christian Democratic Party welcomes the Portfolio Committee’s Report on the Immigration Amendment Bill tabled on the 22nd of July, 2025. Yet, we remain vigilant in our scrutiny of its constitutional, ethical and practical implications. This bill...

Correctional funds are not scarce: just consumed by corruption, not correction
Sep 11, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, Speaker, the ACDP notes with grave concern the findings of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services following oversight visits to KwaZulu-Natal and Pollsmoor Correctional Centre. These reports expose systemic neglect,...
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