House Chair, The ACDP notes with concern that the operational budget of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is reduced by a staggering R5 billion over the medium term. Now, most speakers have very adequately expounded on the challenges, Minister,...

Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP notes the R9.6 billion reduced budget of the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC), whose mandate it is to facilitate the creation of a conducive environment for companies and people to grow through increased...

House Chairperson, The ACDP would like to congratulate the new Minister and his deputies, and wish them well in their portfolios, as we do the new Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee. Now, we know the budget of SAPS is R113,597 billion, the Civilian Secretariat for...

Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP offers its condolences to those families who lost their children and loved ones in the minibus accident in Gauteng last week. The ACDP notes that the budget for this Department of R80.6 billion has a decrease of 1.6% in real...

Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP notes that Basic Education has been allocated R324.5 billion for the 2024/25 financial year, further noting that the annual average budget increase of only two per cent is less than half the present inflation rate of 4.5%. The...