Madam Deputy Speaker The ACDP will support this report. The role of the Equality Review Committee is to advise the Minister on the operation of the Equality Act. It must submit regular reports to the Minister on the Act and make recommendations on any necessary...
Decent work is not a slogan, it is a Constitutional imperative!
Sep 19, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP notes that while some progress has been made in meeting strategic objectives of this Department, persistent inefficiencies and missed targets remain a concern. The Department of Employment and Labour reported achieving 72% of its...
Unlocking the full potential of women and youth requires a whole-of-government approach
Sep 19, 2025
The ACDP welcomes the P20’s focus on fostering inclusive and sustainable futures through global cooperation. We affirm the urgent need to ensure an equitable participation of women and youth in development, both as beneficiaries and as architects of change. South...
ACDP calls for the restoration of kindness and compassion this Heritage Day
Sep 18, 2025
Deputy Speaker, We begin our contribution today by mourning the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a courageous Christian voice silenced while preaching truth on a university campus. Even in death, his witness has brought the gospel to millions across the world, including...
Water is not just a commodity; it is a Constitutional right
Sep 18, 2025
House Chairperson, The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) welcomes the tabling of the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Amendment Bill [B13–2025], which seeks to strengthen governance and financial accountability in South Africa’s...
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,...
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...
BRRR on Water and Sanitation
Nov 27, 2025
House Chairperson, in noting this Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, the ACDP has consistently affirmed that water is not merely a commodity—access to water is a constitutional right. We welcomed the...
BRRR: Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Electricity and Energy
Nov 27, 2025
Honourable Speaker, In noting this Joint Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report, the ACDP observes that the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has achieved near-total expenditure of its adjusted R8.9 billion budget, with 99.4% spent. The ACDP also...
BRRR: National Treasury and institutions and entities in the Finance portfolio
Nov 27, 2025
House Chair, The ACDP has taken note of the BRRR report on National Treasury and institutions and entities in the Finance portfolio. We are also grateful that the country was removed from the FATF grey listing. A particular issue that related in that regard was the...
ACDP questions why credit rating agencies tend to err on the side of pessimism
Nov 27, 2025
Chairperson, the ACDP notes from the report that the fiscal strategy largely meets the fiscal targets set out in May. It aims to maintain a primary surplus, narrow the budget deficit, and stabilise gross loan debt at 77.9% of GDP for this year which is still, in our...
ACDP supports nomination of Adv Dinkie Portia Dube as Deputy Public Protector
Nov 27, 2025
Madam Speaker, We consider this nomination against the background of the Constitutional Court’s judgement—the Nkandla judgement, which not only delivered a stinging rebuke of the treatment of the Public Protector by the Executive and the Legislature, but affirmed...
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