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...
ACDP questions why credit rating agencies tend to err on the side of pessimism
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
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...
ACDP urges vigilance in vetting construction tender contractors
Honourable House Chairperson, the ACDP welcomes the Minister’s announcement of the South African Construction Action Plan (SACAP), and we recognise the urgency of recovering delayed projects and restoring accountability. We commend the six key actions outlined, which...
BRR Report on Land Reform and Rural Development
Honourable House Chairperson, The ACDP, in acknowledging the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development, remains committed to a just and transparent land reform process—one that uplifts all...
Activate Special Needs Housing programme immediately, says ACDP
House Chairperson, the ACDP would like to take this opportunity to raise again Government’s equivocation over Special Needs Housing (SHN). We are exasperated at the persistent gap between the Ministry’s eloquent promises on special needs housing and its painfully...