Much has changed since February’s Budget Speech

House Chairperson, the ACDP said after the Budget Speech that the ship of public finances was starting to move in the right direction. That was in February. Much has changed since then, particularly with the dramatic increase in the fuel price since the outbreak of...

SANDF’s operational condition is now critical

Chairperson, the ACDP rises in this budget vote fully cognisant of the severe financial constraints facing the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). This is nothing new. We have lamented this for many, many years, yet our voices and those of the Defence Force,...

South Africa is richly endowed with mineral wealth

House Chairperson, the ACDP notes that the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Budget Vote of R2.856 billion, comes at a critical time for South Africa’s economy, with low, jobless GDP growth. Our nation is richly endowed with mineral wealth, yet the sector continues to...

Water is life and the essence of human dignity

Honourable Chairperson, The ACDP has consistently affirmed that water is not merely a commodity but water is life and the essence of human dignity. Access to clean water is a constitutional right and together with sanitation, improves the self-worth of all individuals...

Parliament continues to fail in its oversight duty

Parliament continues to fail in its oversight duty

Madam Speaker, as we in the ACDP participate in Budget Vote 2: Parliament in the 30th year of constitutional democracy, we must reflect on how effective our Executive oversight has been. It is a pity that it took the Constitutional Court to remind us that Parliament’s...

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