The African Christian Democratic Party welcomes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of 29 May 2024 as the date on which the 2024 General Elections will be held. The ACDP has been preparing for this day and we can assure South Africans that we are...
National Treasury’s most recent February data shows that public finances are in a poor state and have worsened since November’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTPPS), with the budget deficit expected to widen from February’s Budget forecast of 4% of GDP and then...
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) welcomes the positive response by the North-West University (NWU) in uplifting the provisional suspension placed on Mr Shaun Christie following his bold stand against the mandatory enforcement of gender ideology in the...
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is deeply concerned about the General Intelligence Laws Amendment (GILA) Bill, known as the “Spy Bill”, as certain of its provisions undermine important constitutional rights. Our first concern relates to the broad...
SASSA’s non-payment of grants increases hardship and difficulty and puts grant recipients in the risky path of loan sharks. Missing payments set families back months, and some do not recover from the vicious cycle of borrowing against their grants.
The South African government could have played a far more constructive role in influencing Hamas to release hostages after the deadly October 7 attack on Israel last year, and even to surrender, to avoid the loss of civilian lives, and to seek to bring about a lasting peace in the Middle East.
Hamas is guilty of committing acts of heinous brutality against women, children, infants and families that can never be excused or ignored.
ACDP MP, Marie Sukers, notes that the Department of Basic Education’s own research indicates that their Scripted Lesson Plans (SLPs), in which they have put so much hope, were ineffective.
Zanele Situ was not only beacon of hope for South Africans, but also living proof that global achievements and success cannot be barred by disability. She was a true inspiration to many South Africans, her peers, and people around the world. Her legacy will forever live on in the sport codes of discus, shotput, and javelin, and in the hearts of all of us who drew inspiration from her courage.
The ACDP supports the concept of Restorative Justice, which is at the heart of the Child Justice Act, particularly when dealing with children who are not a danger to society. We played a key role in the finalising of this Act in 2008, which incorporates this concept....
House Chair, The public finances are in a dire situation. Gross debt has grown from R1.58 trillion 10 years ago to a staggering R5 trillion this year, and is said to peak at 75 per cent of GDP in 2025/26. And this is far higher than the 60 per cent of GDP recommended...
House Chair, The ACDP commends Rev. Meshoe, its leadership, structures and members for a very successful Manifesto Launch this past Saturday at Ellis Park. We have heard the S.O.S. from the people of South Africa. It is indeed time for change. It’s time for SERVICE,...
The ACDP notes with growing concern the conduct of several political parties, including the Minister of Police, who have used the disappearance of 6-year-old Joshlin Smith from Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape, as a public relations opportunity. Honourable...
All of us at Parliament have been subjected to these disruptions, where we’ve wanted to hear the President answer questions, or when we’ve wanted to participate in debates, but due to these disruptions, that right has been denied to all of us.
House Chair, The ACDP agrees with the report. Honourable Zwane was found guilty in the first disciplinary hearing on a breech of the Code of Conduct by the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests, and its report was accepted by this House. But, as we now...
We believe that officials should be appointed on merit. We also believe that they should be true servants of the people who understand the concept of stewardship of state resources, and that resources are not there to be stolen or to be misappropriated.
So important is the judicial independence, that the removal of a Judge can only be justified when the shortcomings of the Judge are so serious as to destroy confidence in the Judge’s ability to properly perform all the judicial functions.
We need to be very sober-minded as we consider the implications of today’s impeachment. We are not only impeaching for the first time a Judge, but a Judge President of the High Court.