ACDP urges vigilance in vetting construction tender contractors

Nov 26, 2025

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

Nov 25, 2025

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

Nov 25, 2025

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...

BRR Report on Social Development

Nov 25, 2025

Chairperson, the ACDP notes the BRRR of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development and remains concerned about the gap between budget allocations and the daily realities of vulnerable South Africans, especially regarding water and sanitation. Although this...

BRR Report on Public Works and Infrastructure

Nov 25, 2025

Honourable Deputy Speaker, as we consider this Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, it is the view of the ACDP that infrastructure is not just about roads, bridges, and buildings; it is about whether...

BRR Report on Trade, Industry and Competition

Nov 25, 2025

House Chairperson, the ACDP notes this Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition and acknowledges the Department’s ambitious R700 billion investment pipeline, including R339 billion in transformative...

Build up the systems that prevent GBV from thriving says ACDP

Nov 25, 2025

Honourable Chairperson, honourable Members, the ACDP notes the growing momentum of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), particularly against women and children by civil society. The Women for Change-led Purple Campaign, which called for a national shutdown...

Every rand wasted is a litre of clean water denied!

Nov 7, 2025

House Chairperson, the ACDP is very worried about how the Department of Water and Sanitation is spending money. There is too much underspending, too many irregular payments, and poor management of contracts. These problems are not new, and they continue to hurt...

Deepen our democracy by protecting it from manipulation and abuse

Deepen our democracy by protecting it from manipulation and abuse

May 7, 2026

House Chairperson, the ACDP posits that the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill presents us with an important opportunity to strengthen the integrity of our democratic process. At the heart of any credible democracy lies a simple but powerful principle: elections must be...

Justice, inclusion, and opportunity is a foundation stone of freedom

Justice, inclusion, and opportunity is a foundation stone of freedom

May 5, 2026

House Chairperson, the ACDP recalls that on 27 April 1994 (our first Freedom Day), South Africans stood in long queues, united in hope, to cast their first democratic vote. Nearly 20 million voters participated in that historic moment, marking the end of apartheid and...

Deepen our democracy by protecting it from manipulation and abuse

ACDP welcomes announcement of 2026 Local Government Elections date

May 1, 2026

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) welcomes the long-awaited announcement of the date of the 2026 Local Government Elections by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The confirmation that elections will take place on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, brings much-needed...