House Chair, as we consider the Correctional Services budget vote, the ACDP believes that in addition to punitive and the deterrent role that incarceration plays, it must play a rehabilitative role so that offenders can be reintegrated into society as illustrated by...
ACDP calls for the rule of law to prevail on immigration and public protest
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) reiterates its position that South Africa is a nation governed by the Constitution and the rule of law. As such, all persons within our borders, whether citizens, legal migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, or undocumented...
The Speaker should protect the institution of Parliament
Madam Deputy Speaker, on the 8th of May the Constitutional Court found in the Phala Phala matter that Parliament had failed in its constitutional duty of holding the President to account. It instructed Parliament to continue with an impeachment inquiry, emphasising...
The budget should reflect our deepest priorities
Honourable Speaker, the ACDP believes that when you look at our budget, we should be looking at it as far more than just a ledger of income and expenditure. We should also consider it from a moral perspective. The budget should reflect our deepest priorities and how...
The Impeachment Committee must proceed with its work!
ACDP Parliamentary Whip and member of the Impeachment Committee, Steve Swart MP, has expressed deep disappointment at National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza’s, decision to not oppose President Ramaphosa’s urgent application to interdict the Impeachment Committee from...
Illegal sand mining threatens public safety
House Chairperson, the ACDP believes that this oversight report presents both the opportunities and challenges facing South Africa's mining and energy sectors. While the report highlights significant economic and potential in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal through...