Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP asserts that the Portfolio Committee’s report on the appointment process of Chairpersons of the Accounting Authorities of the SETAs, clearly raises serious concerns about procedural integrity and governance standards. After the...
BRRR on Correctional Services
House Chair, the ACDP has taken note of this report of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, as well as the negative audit outcomes, and trust this will be improved going forward. We are also fully aware of the severe overcrowding at many of the...
BRRR on Agriculture
House Chairperson, the ACDP notes that this BRRR on Agriculture reveals that while the Department has made strides in aligning its Annual Performance Plan with the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, critical delivery gaps remain. We, as the ACDP, are concerned about...
ACDP supports the One Stop Border Post Bill
Madam Deputy Speaker, the One Stop Border Post Policy states that “[T]he high-volume commercial activity at certain land ports of entry has become a major obstacle to national and regional economic development and security. Modernising key land ports of entry is a...
Use existing laws to deal with crime occurring in some religious institutions
Honourable Speaker, we have been told on a number of occasions that government does not intend to regulate religious institutions, or to interfere with their beliefs. It is in this context that I want to reiterate what my colleague, Hon. Steve Swart, said in this...
Preferential procurement provisions have contributed to state capture and corruption
House Chair, the ACDP wishes to thank Dr Burke for raising this important issue. We agree that there is an urgent need to reform the country’s public procurement laws to tackle poverty, unemployment, and economic exclusion. Public procurement accounts for a...