The ACDP notes the allegations raised by OUTA, the Organisation for Undoing Tax Abuse, regarding tender corruption at The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The allegations are levelled primarily against the Minister of Higher Education, Mr Blade Nzimande...
Non-payment of legitimate SASSA grant beneficiaries increases hardship
The ACDP has consistently called on South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to provide South Africans with a more efficient and effective client experience. SASSA’s evident lack of improvement in these areas, over several years, and its inability to learn from...
Government’s ICJ court case against Israel is not in South Africa’s best national interest
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) does not support the South African government’s court case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (the ICJ) in The Hague, to be heard later this week. While the ACDP mourns the loss of innocent lives on both...
ACDP appalled to learn of meeting between ANC and Hamas
The ACDP is appalled to hear of the invited visit and meeting between the ANC and Hamas yesterday. Hamas is guilty of committing acts of heinous brutality against women, children, infants and families that can never be excused or ignored. The ACDP joins in the...
South Africa must be able to make its own domestic decisions on national public health
Chairperson, The ACDP believes that the proposed Pandemic Treaty read with the amendments to the International Health Regulations will set humanity into a new era that is strangely organised around pandemics: pre-pandemic, pandemic and inter-pandemic times. A new...
Surely Parliament is not just a rubber stamp for international agreements?
Chairperson, The ACDP fully appreciates that the negotiating and signing of all international agreements is the responsibility of the national executive as set out in section 231(1) of the Constitution. However, section 231(2) states that an international agreement...
Parliament has been subjected to disruptions by the EFF for almost 10 years
House Chair, The ACDP will support this report. It is important to note that it has been almost 10 years that Parliament has been subjected to disruptions by the EFF. And yes, continuous actions have been taken and today’s action is the result of another misconduct...
Contempt of Parliament is a serious offence and must not be tolerated
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...